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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
Uncategorized
In 1950, City College of New York pulled a unique double by winning both the NIT and NCAA Tournament in the same year, as the tournaments were not held simultaneously. Nicknamed “The Beavers," CCNY no longer plays D-1 basketball. Amazingly, they defeated the same team in both the NCAA and NIT Tournament. Name the school that was twice runner-up in 1950. (Speaking of near-greatness, this school shares its name with the last name of one of the 11 players to win Final Four Most Outstanding Player without winning the championship.)
Bradley
Games
In the card game of cribbage, the ultimate starting hand of 4 cards would be three fives and a jack. If the deck is then cut and the cut card is revealed to be the final 5 and it’s the same suit as the jack, you have yourself the perfect hand of cribbage – a scenario many cribbage players can only dream of. When you count your hand at the end of the round, how many points would this hand of cards score for you? Two of the best hockey players in the world, the 2020 and 2024 Hart Memorial Trophy winners, sport this jersey number.
29
Obscure
The dominant women’s team from the Netherlands has won three of the last four Olympic gold medals and four of the last five World Cup titles in what sport?
Field Hockey