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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
Olympics
In 1900, a certain sport was “held” for the first and last time as an official sport in the Olympics. (“Held” is in parentheses due to the fact that one of the only two teams withdrew beforehand, and Spain won the gold medal without playing.) It was held as a demonstration sport three more times, most recently in 1992 in its nominal home country. The most common U.S. variation of this game is jai alai, but it was known in the Olympics as ______ pelota. Fill in the blank with the regional name that completes the sport.
Basque
Uncategorized
Chipper Jones fell just short of winning the 1999 NL MVP award unanimously. Which Arizona Diamondback inexplicably received two out of 32 first place votes, after putting up a fine but unremarkable 4.1 WAR season?
Matt Williams
Racing & Combat
Name the 1987 movie starring Sylvester Stallone that features Lincoln Hawk’s matchup against Bull Hurley in a particular sport’s international championship held in Las Vegas, presumably by the WAF.
Over the Top