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
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The quiz's title comes from Warren Zevon's song "Hit Somebody" - a story about a young Canadian boy named Buddy, who loves hockey and wants to be a goal scorer but settles for a long career of being a goon. Who is the only NHL player mentioned in the song? He played in the league from 1942-60. BONUS FACT: David Letterman provides the voice of the disgruntled fan urging Buddy to...Hit Somebody.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Football
Released in 1989, the first NES version of Tecmo Bowl included 12 teams (which were identified only by city due to licensing issues). Most teams had two running plays and two passing plays in their offensive playbook, with the exception of two teams that offered three passing plays and only one running play. Name either one of the teams with three passing plays.
San Francisco, Miami
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Three Army football stars have won the Heisman Trophy - Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard and the most recent, Pete Dawkins, in 1958. What Navy football star was the next service academy graduate to win the Heisman Trophy? Roger Staubach? Not so fast my friend.
Joe Bellino