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
Soccer
The final on July 12 was a special occasion for your author, who was allowed to stay up past his bedtime to watch. Zinedine Zidane scored two first-half goals from corner kicks, but your author had fallen asleep on the living room carpet by the time of France’s final goal in stoppage time to clinch a 3-0 victory. Name France’s other scorer, who also provided the assist for Zidane’s first goal. A midfielder, this player and his clubmate Patrick Vieira were the first to win the Premier League and World Cup in the same calendar year.
Emmanuel Petit
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Eleven college hockey goalies have been credited with scoring a goal. The first one did it in 1980 when he was the last player to touch the puck before the opposing team put it in their own net. Now an assistant coach for Harvard, his brother is much better known as a Stanley Cup winning coach. Name the goalie.
Jim Tortorella
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We continue with more of Minnesota’s favorite sport, and the 1991 Stanley Final. The Met Center hosted the Minnesota North Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins. With Minnesota up 2 games to 1, Pittsburgh would roar back to win the next three, ultimately winning the cup in Minnesota with an 8-0 Game 6 drubbing. Sadly, the North Stars would move to Dallas two years later, and the Met Center would torn down. What iconic American venue now sits in the old Met Center parking lot?
Mall of America