What does trivia mean?

Definitions for trivia
ˈtrɪv i ətriv·i·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. triviality, trivia, trifle, small beernoun

    something of small importance

Wiktionary

  1. trivianoun

    insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information

  2. trivianoun

    A quiz game that involves obscure facts.

    I joined the trivia club this semester!

  3. Trivianoun

    The goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth, Roman equivalent of Greek Hecate.

  4. Etymology: From trivia, plural form of trivium. Compare trivial.

Wikipedia

  1. Trivia

    Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense.

ChatGPT

  1. trivia

    Trivia refers to interesting, obscure, or little-known facts or details about a wide range of subjects, often used for entertainment purposes, quizzes, or games. These details are typically not very important or serious but can be amusing or interesting to learn.

Wikidata

  1. Trivia

    The trivia are three lower Artes Liberales, i.e. grammar, logic and rhetoric. These were the topics of basic education, foundational to the quadrivia of higher education, and hence the material of basic education and an important building block for all undergraduates. The word trivia was also used to describe a place where three roads met in Ancient Rome. While the term is now obsolescent, in ancient times, it was appropriated to mean something very new. In the 1960s, nostalgic college students and others began to informally trade questions and answers about the popular culture of their youth. The first known documented labeling of this casual parlor game as "Trivia" was in a Columbia Daily Spectator column published on February 5, 1965. The authors, Ed Goodgold and Dan Carlinsky, then started the first organized trivia contests, described below. Since the 1960s, the plural trivia in particular has widened to include but not essential, specifically detailed knowledge on topics of popular culture. The expression has also come to suggest information of the kind useful almost exclusively for answering quiz questions, hence the brand name Trivial Pursuit.

Mythology

  1. Trivia

    (Tri′via). A surname given to Diana, because she presided over all places where three roads meet.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trivia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trivia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of trivia in a Sentence

  1. Jenna Fischer:

    As we close in on the 15th anniversary of the show, it seemed like a great time to share our stories and behind-the-scenes trivia with fans, besides talking about' The Office,' you can also hear us chat a little about our lives, our Target runs together, our friendship through the years.

  2. J. G. Ballard:

    Pop artists deal with the lowly trivia of possessions and equipment that the present generation is lugging along with it on its safari into the future.

  3. Unknown:

    In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

  4. Robert Heinlein:

    In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

  5. Chris Byrne:

    It’s a great trivia game where you can learn about different countries.

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