Trivia are unimportant (or "trivial") items, especially of information. In the late twentieth century the expression came to apply more exclusively to information of the kind useful almost exclusively for answering quiz questions.

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Before the trivia subculture became widespread, via radio and TV quiz shows and books, the term commonly referred to bits of information to which most adults in the culture had at one time been exposed, via standard education or via popular culture. In time the term came also to comprise more obscure and arcane bits of knowledge. In 1974, a former Sacramento air traffic controller named Fred L. Worth published The Trivia Encyclopedia, which he followed in 1977 with The Complete Unabridged Super Trivia Encyclopedia, and in 1981 with Super Trivia, vol. II. The popularity of these books laid the groundwork for the first edition of Trivial Pursuit in the early 1980s.

The enormous success of this game led, in the United States, to the re-launch of Jeopardy!, reviving a quiz show genre that had been dormant since the scandal of the 1950s. ABC had a surprise hit with Who Wants to be a Millionaire, an import of a successful British quiz format which launched another wave of interest in trivia. In the UK, the quiz format has enjoyed continuous success since the 1950s, untouched by the scandals that dogged the American format.

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Trivia Q5: What is the name of the Cirque du Soleil show coming to @CFH_Events on Feb 11-14? - 1st to respnd gets 4 tix for #pacers vs #nets
CFH_Events (Conseco Fieldhouse) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:46:40 -0000
Trivia Q5: What is the name of the Cirque du Soleil show coming to @CFH_Events on Feb 11-14? - 1st to respnd gets 4 tix for #pacers vs #nets
Trying to make today's trivia question a bit more of a mystery... or at least more challenging to last longer (You folks are too good!) :-)
vanns (Vann's) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:46:31 -0000
Trying to make today's trivia question a bit more of a mystery... or at least more challenging to last longer (You folks are too good!) :-)
In March '08, 6 Americans played in an EPL game: 5 on Fulham; 1 on Everton. soccer trivia book at http://tinyurl.com/yevcz8e
soccerprofessor (Jamie Clary) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:45:38 -0000
In March '08, 6 Americans played in an EPL game: 5 on Fulham; 1 on Everton. soccer trivia book at http://tinyurl.com/yevcz8e
trivia: What was Arnold Palmer's last win on the regular PGA Tour?
rockbottomgolf (Rock Bottom Golf) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:44:40 -0000
trivia: What was Arnold Palmer's last win on the regular PGA Tour?
RT @JewishTweets: Trivia: Who said this? "“Light one candle for the Maccabee children, with thanks that their light didn’t die...” You m ...
nanarcr (nana) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:43:52 -0000
RT @JewishTweets: Trivia: Who said this? "“Light one candle for the Maccabee children, with thanks that their light didn’t die...” You m ...
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TheShowRoomAP (Michael Sodano) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:43:29 -0000
We've got a movie pass winner! Be sure to check our Facebook page for trivia updates and giveaways!

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