trivia

noun

triv·​ia ˈtri-vē-ə 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

a

: unimportant matters : trivial facts or details

But all this is trivia. Feshbach's basic concerns run deeper.

—Cullen Murphy

b

: facts (as about people or events) that are not well-known

celebrity trivia

What follows is a small glossary of golf slang and trivia to help you talk as good a game as you play …

—Rachel Urquhart

—often used before another noun

a trivia book

trivia buffs

2

singular in construction : a quizzing game involving obscure facts

—often used before another noun

trivia night

Examples of trivia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Events include a sing-along cruise along the canal, Taylor Swift trivia at downtown breweries and friendship bracelet making on Monument Circle. —Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024

It was announced earlier this year that the pair will co-host a music trivia show. —Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024

Food trivia, ground-up mummy pigment, and snake jaws ought to do the trick. —JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024

My previous response was an attempt to provide a creative and fictionalized piece of trivia about Lincoln to add an interesting twist to the description. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, back-formation from Latin trivialis

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

trivia

singular or plural noun

triv·​ia ˈtriv-ē-ə 

: unimportant matters