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What is the history of Trivia

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.

The term "trivia" now represents little blips of facts that, for all intents and purposes, are insignificant to most people. The first book to record this "trivial" information was titled "Trivia", and published in 1966 by Dell. Later more successful trivia related books came along such as "The Trivia Encyclopedia" in 1974, and The Complete Unabridged Super Trivia Encyclopedia in 1977. The success of these trivia and fact books, and the success of trivia quiz shows such as Columbia's University's Trivia Contest, led up to the marketing of Trivial Pursuit, in the early 1980's.