trivia

Definitions

Latin trivia is the plural of trivium, the 'three-road' crossroads. Like trivial, it carries the idea of crossroads chatter — small, everyday facts of little importance. In English it became the word for scraps of minor knowledge, hence 'trivia quiz.'

Common Collocations

• 1.trivia quiz知识竞答
• 2.trivia night竞答之夜
• 3.pop culture trivia流行文化冷知识
• 4.useless trivia无用的冷知识

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He's a walking encyclopedia of movie trivia.

• 2.

  The pub runs a trivia quiz every Thursday night.