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
Name the pitcher who, in 2021, became the first NL starter to notch 20 wins in a season since 2016, and who came close again a year later with 17 wins. He topped Adam Wainwright in 2021, but lost the wins crown to Kyle Wright in 2022. This player’s nickname is derived from his hometown in the state of Sinaloa.
Julio Urias
Baseball
In a 2010 survey, MLB players chose Angel Hernandez as the third-worst umpire in baseball, and Joe West as second-worst. Name the man who took the top “prize," just as he had in the 2003 and 2006 surveys—he uses initials in place of his first name, and shares a last name (with one letter changed) with another baseball figure whose reputation is mostly defined by failure.
C.B. Bucknor
Basketball
Twice in the history of the NBA finals has a game needed 3 overtimes to determine a winner. One team partook in both games (many years apart), losing one and winning the other. Name that team.
Phoenix Suns