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
Racing & Combat
The 2007 Tour de France had a first ever British Grand Départ, and after two days of racing on the roads of London and Kent, Stage 3 saw the peloton return to France, led by Fabian Cancellara in yellow. The first stage back in France had a somewhat ironic starting town, as it began in a location historically known for an exodus of people in the opposite direction—leaving France to get back to Britain. Name this Stage 3 start location that the riders found themselves... evacuated to.
Dunkirk
Country Club
How many grand slam singles titles has tennis star Rafael Nadal (of Spain) won if you don’t count French Opens?
Ocho
Soccer
“______ ______ on the shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped us dreaming…”
These lyrics come from a song released in 1996, and while the singers expressed optimism, the “thirty years” could now be accurately changed to “fifty years”...and then some. Fill in the blanks with the two words missing from the line quoted above.
Three Lions