The trivia league taking a broken world by storm.
What is AST?
- A head-to-head daily sports trivia division
- 12-day "Fortnights" occurring at least 6 times per year
- Matches Monday through Friday only
- Twenty-four hours to answer five questions
- Defensive strategy to stymie your opponent
- Promotion/relegation from one Fortnight to the next
Sample Questions
Baseball
There have been 16 players in Major League Baseball born in Curacao, but only one has a career batting average higher than .300. This active player, who until four days ago had spent his entire career with the same team, is just 3-for-9 lifetime with a double, a walk, and an RBI, but sits in 13th place on a certain career list, just between Troy Percival and Randy Myers. Name him.
Kenley Jansen
Uncategorized
In 2003, Oilers coach Craig MacTavish took exception to Flames mascot Harvey the Hound and responded by detaching what body part from the unsuspecting mascot? Fortunately, it's one that most mascots never need to use.
Tongue
Racing & Combat
Mike Tyson won his first heavyweight championship with a victory over Trevor Berbick in 1986, and lost his final title to Evander Holyfield in 1996 (thought he would later fight, and lose, more title bouts, including one against Lennox Lewis). In the ten years between the Berbick and Holyfield bouts, Tyson lost just once, to Buster Douglas. Name any one of the 15 fighters he defeated in that ten-year period.
James Smith, Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tucker, Tyrell Biggs, Larry Holmes, Tony Tubbs, Michael Spinks, Frank Bruno, Carl Williams, Henry Tillman, Alex Stewart, Donovan Ruddock, Peter McNeeley, Buster Mathis Jr., Frank Bruno, Bruce Seldon