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
It sure seems that every no-hitter has at least one defensive gem to preserve history. None perhaps more memorable then Mark Buehrle’s perfect game when White Sox centerfielder Dewayne Wise perfectly timed his leap into the wall to steal a home run before bobbling it, but retaining possession as he fell to the ground. But what then Tampa Bay outfielder (and now twice-fired manager) stroked the 2-2 changeup into the left-centerfield gap?
Gabe Kapler
Baseball
Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ fans at Meiji Jingu Stadium perform a high-energy cheer during the 7th-inning stretch and after every run scored by the home team, waving what item in rhythm to the song “Tokyo Ondo” to create a synchronized spectacle? (No word if Rihanna has taken part in the “dance”)
Umbrella
Uncategorized
The term for this jump was named for its inventor, the 1908 men's singles figure skating Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion. It involves "a takeoff from the back inside edge of one skate followed by one or more full turns in the air and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite skate." According to legend, American skater Theresa Weld was denigrated for a single such jump "because her skirt would fly up to her knees, creating an image deemed too risque."
Salchow