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
Uncategorized
The corrupt cops in Dylan’s eight-minute protest anthem “Hurricane” want to put Rubin Carter’s “ass in stir.” They want to “pin this triple murder on him” because “he ain’t no ____ Jim.” Fill in the blank AND give the last name most famously associated with this pugilistic nickname. References to being “the man who beat the MAN” may originate in his defeat of John L. Sullivan. (Again your answer should take the form __ Jim ___.)
Gentleman Jim Corbett
Country Club
Name the amateur who won the Wimbledon championships in 1939 and the U.S. National Championships (precursor to the U.S. Open) in 1939 and 1941. He turned professional in late 1941, won his last pro title in 1949, and came briefly out of retirement in 1973.
Bobby Riggs
Obscure
The chart below is taken from the Wikipedia page for what sport?
(Image description: A two-column chart, with the headers “Colour” and “Speed (of Play).” The following colors correspond to the speed column: Orange-Extremely Slow, Double Yellow-Extra Slow, Yellow-Slow, Green-Medium, Red-Medium, Blue-Fast.)
Squash