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trivia, n. pl.|ˈtrɪvɪə|
[mod.L., pl. of L. trivium (see trivium), infl. in sense by trivial a. 6.]
Trivialities, trifles, things of little consequence.
1902L. P. Smith (title) Trivia. 1920Glasgow Herald 21 July 8 His [sc. Mr. Bennett's] method suggests the amount of human interest and knowledge that may lurk in the trivia of holiday experience. 1929E. Linklater Poet's Pub xv. 175 He packed an attaché case with a few shirts,..some toilet trivia. 1947Auden Age of Anxiety i. 20 Farouche they appear,..loitering through the..Nocturnal trivia. 1961B. Pym No Fond Return of Love xix. 191 The rooms were furnished in a luxuriantly Victorian style, and filled with such nostalgic trivia as waxed fruit under glass, paper-weights, shell and seaweed pictures, and stuffed birds. 1978Sunday Times 26 Feb. 33/7 Besides, trivia has its importance too. Or to put it another way, trivia have their importance too.
b. [In allusion to the quiz game Trivia.] Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Freq. attrib., as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S.
1968Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 June 2/4 A game called trivia, so called because it's trivial... The trivia game is sweeping the world. A kind of quiz or exchange of useless information. 1968Telegraph (Brisbane) 8 July 22/2 Take one Trivia brain teaser with an Australian flavor—Who was the actor who played the part of Dad in the Dad and Dave film series? 1977Washington Post 13 Mar. e6/1 If you are into trivia collecting, collect me. I'm a good bet to show up in some paperback quiz book one of these days. 1978Ibid. 17 July c1/6 Today's trivia question. As..for instance, who is the heavyweight champion of the world? 1986Daily Tel. 12 May 14/3 She [sc. Barbara Morgan]..was to be the answer to the space trivia question: ‘Who was the back-up astronaut for Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to fly in the space shuttle?’ |