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Also known as trivial, triviality, trivialities, trivium

Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value.

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Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value.

Modern usage of the term trivia dates to the 1960s, when college students introduced question-and-answer contests to their universities. A board game, Trivial Pursuit, was released in 1982 in the same vein as these contests. Since the beginning of its modern usage, trivia contests have been established at various academic levels as well as casual venues such as bars and restaurants.

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