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
When the U.S. men won the 4×100 medley relay at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, it gave Michael Phelps his record eighth gold medal in a single Olympics. Dan Hicks called the race live on NBC…who was his broadcasting partner?
Rowdy Gaines
Obscure
In a regulation polo match, how many players are on a single team (not counting the horses)?
Four
Racing & Combat
PRE-QUESTION NOTE: Today is a Theme Day. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions. Good luck.
At the 1987 edition of The Winston at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Bill Elliott were involved in a late-race incident that became known by a certain phrase. It should be noted that the phrase seems to have been chosen for reasons other than its literal accuracy, as Earnhardt Sr. was ahead when it began and remained ahead afterward. What was the phrase?
The Pass in the Grass