Trivia Articles - The Amazing World of Online Trivia and Trivia Games

Long before the internet existed, the first book about trivia, titled appropriately “Trivia” was published in 1966. The incredible success of trivia books and quiz shows led up to the marketing of Trivial Pursuit, in the early 1980's.

A Brief History of Trivia Games in America

What is “Trivia” and where did it originate? The first recorded use of the word "trivial" in English occurred around 1589. "Trivium" was used in reference to the study of the Liberal Arts, and indicated "insignificance" in that certain facts were considered to be "only of interest to graduate students." Gradually, "trivia" came to mean any information that is of little or fleeting importance and of general interest.

Trivia Quiz for Thanksgiving - Twenty Question US History Trivia Quiz

Thanksgiving is almost here, and in celebration of the national holiday I thought I would put together a little twenty questions quiz for those of you who are trivia buffs.  I’ll use questions from American History and if I can find some actual thanksgiving questions I’ll include them but you never know what kind of strange trivia I may come up with.

When you think about it though a lot of the latest science news reads like science fiction.  Recently I’ve read about how scientists have successfully created a rudimentary invisibility cloaking device, mounted mini video cameras on beetles and can remote control their flight by putting electrodes in their brains, and that kind of thing.

Veterans Day Trivia Quiz – Twenty Quiz Questions with Answers

I find military trivia quite interesting. I guess it’s a guy thing, war, army, fighter planes, tanks, bombs, and things of that nature are tied in somehow with testosterone.  I enjoy history too, and what else is trivia but historical facts!

What M-word is defined as "a device that changes sound into electric current"?
A: Microphone.

US Presidential Trivia

Who called Eisenhower, Hoover and Truman in the early morning hours of November 23, 1963?
A: Lyndon B. Johnson.

Need printable bible trivia for a party or another occasion?  Here are some bible related trivia questions with the answers. You can print them out, and use a black felt pen to cover the answers. Presto! Free printable bible trivia quizzes!

Anyone up for a little sports trivia quiz?  One of my favorite traditions is to watch the Rose Bowl football game.  The Super Bowl is terrific, but I just don’t think you can beat good old college football and my favorite game of all is the Rose Bowl. Looks like the Oregon Ducks might just be there this year. Go Ducks!

I was just browsing the news online, and as usual there are plenty of headlines about Iran, Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia Pirates, Brazil and all those other countries. Reading about all the worlds problems got me to thinking maybe I should put together a trivia quiz about international topics.