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
Name the pallbearer at Joe Louis' funeral who was known to send Louis money in his later years, and helped finance the funeral itself. Among other impressive deeds, this man saved the lives of two Jewish children in 1938 by hiding them in his Berlin hotel room.
Max Schmeling
Olympics
In the first winter Olympic games in 1924, an 11-year-old Norwegian girl finished last in the singles figure skating event, pausing several times to ask her coach for directions during the free skate. She would improve from there, going on to win the gold medal in the same event in 1928, 1932, and 1936 before becoming a Hollywood star. What was her name?
Sonja Henie
Uncategorized
Finally, we hit the hub of the I-90 corridor and the capital of New York, Albany. The Cradle of the Union has had quite a bit of success with football, though not the kind you might think. Albany has had a lot of success in arena football, having several teams and winning a couple of championships. The Cap City also had a team in the last gasps of the Arena Football League as we know it, winning the league's last championship in 2019. What was the name of this team, which was fitting, given the nickname of the state? The team still exists in the National Arena League, and is making waves there as well.
Albany Empire