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
Football
What was the nickname of James George Snyder Sr., the bookmaker and prognosticator who lost his job on CBS’ NFL Today program in 1988 for making racist remarks to an interviewer?
Jimmy the Greek
Football
Name the author who wrote the book Paper Lion (about his time at the Detroit Lions training camp) and the Sports Illustrated article “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch,” about a pitcher whose fastball topped out around 168 mph.
George Plimpton
Uncategorized
In the popular online trivia contest LearnedLeague, what is the name given to an author—such as the author of this Friendly—who is responsible for drafting the questions and answers to a friendly or mini-league that takes place outside of the primary league competition?
Smith