trivia
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈtrɪviə/
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dato curioso
- Students following the library's Twitter account received trivia questions and clues to help them win daily prizes.
- trivia questions
- trivia game
- trivia test
This is taken from some kind of kid show trivia show on BBC.
- This is taken from some kind of kid show trivia show on BBC.
- Let's let's finish with our trivia answers, dude.
- Ellis and Adam have prepared trivia for this episode?
- Among the suggestions were game night, trivia, and watch party.
- And they have to, they have to answer trivia questions like a Jeopardy.
- Hi, I am Brooke Shields and I'm going to be answering some trivia questions about myself.
- I parentheses rainy Googled Bath trivia and Herstory.
Examples
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The thing I enjoy most is that my trivia skills are constantly called upon.
Academic text (2008) -
So each episode is packed with fun facts and little known trivia about the show.
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And we're going to answer some trivia questions that are all about us.
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So I decided that we'll start off trivia with five songs.
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Are you good with trivia?
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We have another round of Earth Day trivia showdown.
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Our lucky contestants are going to be answering trivia questions.
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You know sports trivia.
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They won the Jake and Naomi trivia contest.
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During the game night, we shared fun trivia about celebrities and their movies.
Synonyms
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3.5
A small interesting piece of information people share
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4.6
A small unimportant thing not worth any attention
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3.5
Unimportant words in writing or speech
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3.2
A small point that is not important
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5.4
A small detail that does not matter
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6.8
A short, simple piece of information that is interesting to people
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4.0
A small thing that is not important
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7.9
Something unimportant and not worth much attention
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trivia comes from the Latin trivium, made of tri- 'three' and via 'road', meaning a place where three roads met and people talked about ordinary things. That's why trivia now means small, unimportant facts that are often fun but not serious.