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
Uncategorized
Which African country made their World Cup debut by upsetting the defending champion in their opening match, and went on to advance to the quarter-finals? (Hint: There are actually two African countries that beat the defending champion in their opening match and advanced to the quarter-finals, but one of them had actually played in a World Cup tournament before)
Senegal
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.
Name the owner of the “Juan Pelota Cafe” in Austin, TX. It is widely alleged that the word “Juan” in the cafe title is meant as a sound-alike pun for “one.”
Lance Armstrong
Baseball
According to a popular story that may or may not be true, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson agreed to try to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane while his team was at spring training in Daytona Beach in 1915. The aviator, Ruth Law, realized too late she forgot the baseball, and instead dropped what food item…which exploded in Robinson’s face when he tried to catch it, and lived on in name?
Grapefruit