In this delightful fact-filled memoir, John Haney writes about the people and relationships that led to the creation of one of the best-loved board games in history, Trivial Pursuit.

John’s life began in London where his parents met during the Second World War — his father was a Canadian soldier and his mother a sergeant in England’s land army. The family travelled across the Atlantic, settling in Welland, Ontario where Haney and his brother Chris were raised.

Educated at Colgate University on a hockey scholarship, John held a variety of disparate positions — ranging from a brief stint with the Los Angeles Kings and playing for teams in Austria and Denmark. He worked at a Danish slaughterhouse, as an actor at Stratford and as house manager at the Shaw Festival – readers get a glimpse at how Haney acquired a plethora of knowledge that he imparted as one of the four guys that made Trivial Pursuit. Published in twenty-six countries, in seventeen languages, and with over fifty spin-off editions, Trivial Pursuit remains a favourite of trivia buffs and game nights.

John Haney has been a hockey player, worked at an abattoir, acted at the Stratford Festival, appeared in a Hollywood movie, and has been a house manager at the Shaw Festival. With his brother Chris, as well as Scott Abbott and Ed Werner, he was involved in the creation of one of the world’s most beloved games, Trivial Pursuit. Haney lives in Caledon, Ontario.

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