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
Olympics
One of the most remarkable moments in Olympic history came in 2018, when Ester Ledecka became the first athlete to win a gold medal in two different sports (disciplines) in the same Olympics. Give the name of either specific event she won. (The sport/discipline won’t be enough here.) In one sport, the event name is most commonly known by a shortened, hyphenated version of its full name.
Super-G (alpine skiing), Giant Parallel Slalom (snowboarding)
Football
In grad school, I regularly played in pickup games in UNC’s Woolen Gym, the site of the 1957 NCAA championship game. Among the players I played with there was future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Lawrence Taylor, who was an undergrad at the time. What was Lawrence Taylor’s uniform number, either at UNC or with the New York Giants?
98, 56
Racing & Combat
South Boston Speedway, Dominion Raceway, Langley Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway are all venues that have hosted NASCAR Cup series races in what state?
Virginia