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
Despite not being a Marvel Comics antihero with superhuman regenerative powers, what Minnesota Vikings quarterback made the Pro Bowl in 1987? (Reminder: first and last names are required throughout this quiz.)
Wade Wilson
Baseball
In Major League Baseball, there are two legal pitching positions. The first is the wind-up, used mostly by starting pitchers when nobody is on base. The second, used by relievers in most situations and by starters with runners on base, is sometimes colloquially referred to as “the stretch” because of how the pitcher leans in to take the call from the catcher. What is the formal name for this pitching position?
The Set
Racing & Combat
One of the most tragic events in professional boxing came in a 1982 WBA lightweight championship bout. Kim Duk-koo (often written as Duk Koo Kim), the challenger, was knocked out in the 14th round, and fell almost immediately into a coma from which he died four days later. Kim’s mother killed herself three months after that by drinking pesticide, and the match referee, Richard Green, committed suicide the next summer. Kim’s opponent fell into a depression afterward, blaming himself for the death. Who was that opponent?
Ray Mancini