noun
trivia
TRIV-ee-uh/ˈtrɪviə/
Facts or details of minor practical importance.
The host asks a trivia question about planets during the friendly quiz.
Etymology
Three roads meeting gave an image of a public place, hence something common or commonplace. A book titled Trivia, concerned with small observations and ordinary moments, helped establish the meaning of insignificant facts, later used in quizzes.
In context
there's just not time to be swapping recipes and trading star wars trivia facts
More examples
- We skip the trivia and focus on the main problem.
- Our weekly quiz includes trivia about music and movies.
- The report buries its main findings under pages of trivia.
Forms
trivia
trivial adjective — Having little importance or practical value.