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
Following a 1968 Olympic feat, Wales’ Lynn Davies—the defending gold medalist—approached his competitor, a South Jamaica, Queens native, and said, “you have destroyed this event.” Fifty-plus years later, that man still holds the Olympic record set on that day, though he was later passed by Mike Powell for the world record. Who was he?
Bob Beamon
Baseball
Name the pitcher nicknamed “The Meal Ticket,” who played his entire career with the New York Giants. He retired in 1943 with two MVP awards, won a World Series in 1933, and once struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin in order at the All-Star Game. He died in 1988 after a car accident, 30 years to the day after his teammate and close friend Mel Ott died the same way.
Carl Hubbell
Games
A 70-pound trophy called the “Summoner’s Cup,” along with a multi-million dollar prize, is awarded to the team who wins the annual championship in what game? Since its inception in 2011, the event in question has been held in the United States on three separate occasions, but with South Korean teams capturing six wins and Chinese teams another three, no American team has ever won.
League of Legends