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
In the current event program for major IAAF championships, the oldest men’s World Record is held by Jurgen Schult, then of East Germany. In Seoul, Schult won the gold medal, besting the Soviet Union’s Romas Ubartas by 134cm. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the two switched medal positions with Ubartas winning gold by a mere 18cm over Schult, who took the silver. Name this event that was won by an American in 13 of the first 18 olympics, including four straight by Al Oerter from 1956 to 1968.
Discus
Olympics
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the men’s volleyball event saw a certain team miss out on the semifinals for the first time since 1992. In the six Olympics between, this team finished second, third, second, fourth, third, and second. In their gold medal or semifinal matches, they lost to the Netherlands, the former Yugoslavia, Brazil, Brazil, Brazil, and—you guessed it—Brazil. (For good measure, Brazil also beat them in the ‘84 semifinals.) They are, by far, the most successful team never to win a gold medal in the event. Name the country. (Hint: It's not the United States.)
Italy
Basketball
Three different women with last names that are just four letters long have won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in Division 1. They won in 1990, 1995, and 2002, respectively. Name any one.
Jennifer Azzi, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash