trivia Definition
trivia (triv′ē ə)
- unimportant matters; trivialities
- 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.
Browse dictionary entries near trivia
- ‹ trivet
- ‹ Trivandrum
- ‹ trivalent
- ‹ triune
- ‹ triumvirate
- ‹ triumviral
- ‹ triumvir
- ‹ triumphant
- ‹ triumphalism
- ‹ triumphal
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