Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a "brier"? And how about a "haymaker" in boxing or a "high five" in any sport? Well, Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. What's more, Doug goes for gold with a wealth of Winter and Summer Olympics lore and legend that will amaze and captivate armchair fans and fervent competitors alike.

- What do the five Olympic rings and their colours represent? - Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane? - Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game? - Why are golfers' shortened pants called "plus-fours"? - When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? - Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet? - Where is the world's oldest tennis court?...

Known around the world as football, soccer is the world's most watched and played sport. Now Doug Lennox, the striker of Q&A, scores with a pitch full of tidbits that delivers the goods on Pelé, Maradona, Beckham, Zidane, and other superstars, as well as the history, traditions, and rules of the game. Doug has compiled a World Cup of trivia about a truly universal phenomenon that has legions of passionate, and sadly sometimes violent, fans.

• How did soccer originate?,
• Who was the first soccer player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final?
• What was the largest attendance ever for a soccer match?
• What is the "technical area"?
• Where was the world's first soccer club formed?
• What was the first movie ever made about soccer?
• Where was the first World Cup held?
• What are the Laws of the Game?
• What were the 10 worst losses of life in soccer history?

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Everybody seems to be a golfer or at least knows someone who is. The game is one of the world’s most popular sports, and now Doug Lennox, the links pro of Q&A, hits the green with a barrage of golfing trivia on everything from albatrosses and barkies to Vardon grips and zingers. All the titans, male and female, take a swing, including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Kathy Whitworth, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, and, of course, Tiger Woods.

• What is the oldest playing golf course in the world?
• Where was golf invented?
• How does the term sandbagger connect golf with criminals?
• What member of British royalty introduced golf to Continental Europe?
• Who was the first female golfer to compete in a major men’s professional match?
• What type of golf club did astronaut Alan Shepard use on the moon?

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As Canadians, we all think we know hockey inside and out, but Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis and stickhandles the skinny on who wore the first mask in hockey, how the term hat trick originated, and just where hockey was invented. Along the way, you’ll discover all sorts of fascinating things about the giants of the game, from Jean Beliveau and Sidney Crosby to Gordie Howe and Alexander Ovechkin.

• Who was the first black player in the NHL?
• Where did the word deke come from?
• What was the greatest women's hockey team of all time?
• How did the Rocket Richard riot start?
• Who was the first Russian to play in the NHL?
• When was the Stanley Cup not awarded?
• What team beat Canada for the gold medal in the 1936 Winter Olympics?

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