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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Writing for Sports Illustrated, Tim Kurkjian called the ending of the 1996 College World Series championship game the “finest moment in college baseball history.” A future Pirates, Twins and Tigers second baseman was largely responsible for that by hitting an improbable two-out, two-run, first-pitch walk-off home run against Miami closer Robbie Morrison in the ninth inning. Who is that player, whose only home run of the 1996 season sent LSU to a 9-8 win and its third national championship in six seasons?
Warren Morris
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The Simpsons has been on the air longer than many American sports franchises have been in existence. Name a franchise from each major American sports league (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) which has played its first game and played for a league championship since the series debuted. For the purposes of this question teams which relocated after the show first aired do not count. (Your answer should consist of four teams.)
San Jose Sharks, Ottowa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) Toronto Raptors (NBA), Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens (NFL), Miami/Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)
Baseball
The Odd Couple
As was the case in the first Sports Movies friendly, this one ends with a movie that isn’t a sports movie but has a memorable sports scene. Gene Saks’ 1968 film version of Neil Simon’s Broadway play has a scene in which sportswriter Oscar Madison is working in the press box at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets are clinging to a one-run lead in the 9th inning, but the Pittsburgh Pirates have the bases loaded with nobody out. Momentarily distracted by an “emergency” phone call from his roommate Felix Ungar (calling to tell him he will be cooking franks and beans for dinner), Oscar doesn’t see the Pirates hit into a triple play. What player, contrary to his most famous moment in real life, bounced into that game-loser for Pittsburgh?
Bill Mazeroski