单词 | trivia question |
释义 | > as lemmastrivia question b. [In allusion to the quiz game Trivia.] Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Frequently attributive, as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial > types of little1440 one-horse1853 village pump1925 trivia1968 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of venialc1380 nutshalea1393 nutshella1400 flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 nothing1577 epitomea1593 quilicoma1644 ephemera1751 pinprick1853 bibelot1873 piffle1884 peanut1910 popcorn1964 trivia1968 factoid1982 1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 June 2/4 A game called trivia, so called because it's trivial... The trivia game is sweeping the world. A kind of quiz or exchange of useless information. 1968 Telegraph (Brisbane) 8 July 22/2 Take one Trivia brain teaser with an Australian flavor—Who was the actor who played the part of Dad in the Dad and Dave film series? 1977 Washington Post 13 Mar. e6/1 If you are into trivia collecting, collect me. I'm a good bet to show up in some paperback quiz book one of these days. 1978 Washington Post 17 July c1/6 Today's trivia question. As..for instance, who is the heavyweight champion of the world? 1986 Daily Tel. 12 May 14/3 She [sc. Barbara Morgan]..was to be the answer to the space trivia question: ‘Who was the back-up astronaut for Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to fly in the space shuttle?’ < as lemmas |
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