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
Country Club
“There is only one player alive who not only has held the original claret jug but took it home with him. That would be ___________.” Fill in the blank from a Golf Digest article with the name of the 5-time winner of The Open Championship in golf, who, after his 1982 victory at Royal Troon, was accidentally given the original claret jug to bring home, instead of the usual replica. The article goes on to tell the story of this golfer and the claret jug, which involved a practice swing in the home office, a dent, and a vice.
Tom Watson
Country Club
There are six players who own the one and only Masters title for their home nation. With apologies to the greater U.K., Sandy Lyle (Scotland) and Ian Woosnam (Wales) are two of them; name three of the other four players. Incidentally, these four one-time titles were all won between 2000 and 2013. (Again, your answer should consist of three players' names, not their countries.)
Vijay Singh (Fiji), Mike Weir (Canada), Angel Cabrera (Argentina), Adam Scott (Australia)
Soccer
Of the top 10 countries in Europe by population (including any country whose landmass is even partially in Europe), eight have had at least one men’s soccer champion from the capital city in their top domestic leagues since 2000 (league play only). Name either of the two nations that have not.
Turkey, Germany