Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
trivium . - noun The typical genus of the family Triviidæ, containing a number of small species of various parts of the world, among those known as sea-beans. See
sea-bean , 2. See also cut underTriviidæ .
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- noun
insignificant trifles oflittle importance , especiallyitems of unimportantinformation - noun A
quiz game that involves obscure facts. - noun Plural form of
trivium .
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- noun something of small importance
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Examples
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Well, if anyone should ever assert that my own interest in presidential trivia is in any way peculiar, I can point to ianrandalstrock's wonderful ranking of presidents ordered by how many states joined the Union during their terms of office (top spot goes to the otherwise obscure Benjamin Harrison, with six) and other superb lists including how many of them were outlived by one (Polk, Garfield, Harding) or both (Kennedy) of their own parents.
February Books 17) The Presidential Book of Lists, by Ian Randal Strock ianrandalstrock 2009
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So, now we know why this book of trivia is on the best seller's list.
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Oh, and there are some useful (?) train trivia too.
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Two further pieces of trivia from the BBC via Wikipedia: it is the first story since Genesis of the Daleks where the Tardis does not appear, and the only Who story where the villain is never named.
Linkspam for 29-5-2009 nwhyte 2009
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Conversion, Deep Prayer | Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. If someone interested in trivia was to ask me to name the ten historical persons who have had the greatest impact on my life (aside, of course, from the Lord and his Mother), my list would include Saints Augustine,
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A piece of trivia is that Jimmy attended Rocky Mtn College in Billings, MT for about a semester when he was unknown.
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Another piece of trivia is that Joe Abbey has never lost an election.
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Conversion, Deep Prayer | Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. If someone interested in trivia was to ask me to name the ten historical persons who have had the greatest impact on my life (aside, of course, from the Lord and his Mother), my list would include Saints Augustine,
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A piece of trivia is that Jimmy attended Rocky Mtn College in Billings, MT for about a semester when he was unknown.
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In the ads, Ram drivers sparred in trivia competitions about the two shows.
fbharjo commented on the word trivia
trivia which of three roads literally. hopefully the real camino real
December 29, 2006