Scott Abbott

For the American screenwriter, see Scott Abbott (screenwriter).

Charles Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} Abbott is the owner of the North Bay Battalion hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} For his work in building this hockey club, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.^[14]

Scott Abbott
Born	Charles Scott Abbott Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	Bishop's College School, McGill University, University of Tennessee, master’s degree, journalism, 1978[1][2]
Occupation(s)	Sports journalist Board game inventor Racehorse owner
Known for	Trivial Pursuit Owner of the North Bay Battalion franchise

Born in Montreal, Quebec,^[1] Abbott was a sports journalist for Canadian Press before creating Trivial Pursuit.^[15] After his success in board games, he acquired a taste for horse racing. He named one of his star horses, Charlie Barley, after his son Charlie, who was of a similar age to the horse.^[16] He owns C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable Ltd.^[17] Its horse Smart Sky finished seventh in the 2010 Queen's Plate.^[18][19][20]