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trivia Definition

trivia (trivē ə)

  1. unimportant matters; trivialities
  2. little-known, insignificant facts

Etymology: ModL, back-form. < trivial

trivia Usage Examples

Preposition: of

life: There's a waste of time on the trivia of life.

Converse of object

include: They are very conversational and include trivia and jokes along the way.

Adjective modifier

  • useless: In his spare time he enjoys collecting useless trivia.
  • pointless: More recently she has worked at New Musical Express so knows lots of pointless trivia about rock music.
  • fascinating: Learn how to dive and impress your friends with fascinating trivia!
  • interesting: The articles are filled to the brim with interesting trivia about American food.
  • such: The ' Saxon Dog ' puts such trivia aside to tell us about his introduction to fishing in Scotland.
  • more: Tuesday 25th February 7pm Have We Got Tunes For You More music trivia in the basement.

Modifies a noun

  • buff: For the REAL trivia buff, the original choice to play the Cardinal was Kenneth Griffith.
  • quiz: Power Point trivia quizzes work well with medium to large sized groups.
  • contest: A fabulous resource for absolutely anyone looking for trivia contests.
  • question: Our reward for getting the trivia question correct was taking a charter flight to Exmouth.
  • game: Trivia game based the game at has been dealt.
  • fan: Trivia fans might be interested to know that director Jesse Dylan is Bob Dylan's son.

Noun used with modifier

  • movie: All About Horror - horror movie trivia A page on Horror topics.. .
  • pop: Pop trivia: Don't You ( Forget About Me ) wasn't written by Simple Minds.
  • football: Some of the best people in football trivia have been involved in this, our answer is Paul Stewart.
  • entry: End of entry trivia Spread the word: Do you like this weblog?
  • fun: The films trailer is there as is a fun trivia track.
  • sport: The sports trivia quiz isn't all that bad.