ɑːnˈeɪniən ɡɑːt ðɪ aɪdˈiə fɔːɹ fˈækts ɪn fˈaɪv ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ɪnðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ sˈʌplɪmənt ðɪs wˈiːk ðæt kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz wʌzðə fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt wˈɜːd ɡˈeɪm ʌvðə ɹˈiːsəntli dᵻsˈiːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi.
Onanian got the idea for Facts in Five after reading in the newspaper supplement This Week that Categories was the favorite word game of the recently deceased President John F. Kennedy.