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
Baseball
Name the future White Sock/Met/Yankee/Dodger who completed a 58-game hit streak at Oklahoma State in 1987, beating the team record (33), the NCAA record (47), and, incidentally, Joe DiMaggio’s MLB record (56).
Robin Ventura
Football
In the wild card round of the current NFL playoffs, Asante Samuel Jr. became the first player to nab three interceptions in a playoff game since 2004. That year, the feat was achieved twice on the same day in both the NFC and AFC Championship games, by a New England Patriot and a Carolina Panther. Name either player.
Ty Law, Ricky Manning
Games
The All England Club, which hosts the Wimbledon championships, has two sports in its full name. Not surprisingly, lawn tennis is one of them. What’s the other?
Croquet