Chris Haney was a Canadian game inventor best known for co-creating the popular board game Trivial Pursuit in 1981. Along with his friend Scott Abbott, Haney developed the game as a way to combine their love for trivia and social interaction. Born on March 19, 1950, in Montreal, Quebec, Haney had a background in journalism and worked as a newspaper reporter before venturing into game design. Trivial Pursuit quickly gained popularity, becoming a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to numerous editions and adaptations worldwide. Haney passed away on May 31, 2020.