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

An interesting piece of trivia: one of the reasons Schramsberg’s fizz is more decadent and luscious than other bubbles is that 25% of the juice is fermented in oak barrels. —Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

There's another Star Wars trivia night happening at Books & Brews at 9402 Uptown Drive Suite 1400, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. —John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 May 2025

There were poetry readings by Nicholson and students from Nazareth Academy as well as a Juneteenth trivia game involving members of the audience. —Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025

Everyone needs a break, but trivia keeps the mental — and competitive — juices going. —Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

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