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
Racing & Combat
This year's Grand Départ began in Lille, which last hosted the start of the race in 1994, when an Olympic track cycling champion and hour record holder, who had only been racing on the road professionally for about a year, surprised the field by winning the opening stage and smashing the record for the fastest Tour de France prologue (averaging over 55 km/h). Name this cyclist, only the second British man ever to wear the yellow jersey.
Chris Boardman
Uncategorized
The hockey gold medal match between Sweden and Canada was tied 2-2 and went to a shootout that took seven rounds to determine a winner. What future two-time Stanley Cup winner slid a shot past Corey Hirsch to win the gold and get himself on a Swedish postage stamp?
Peter Forsberg
Hockey
The U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Finland in its first game at the Beijing winter Olympics, but in the process lost one of its best players to a leg injury. That player, a Wisconsin native, has won an Olympic gold medal, a world championship gold medal, an NCAA title (and the player of the year prize), and professional titles at the CWHL and NWHL levels. As you might guess from this resume, she is considered one of the greatest of all time. Name her.
Brianna Decker