How to Use trivia in a Sentence

trivia

noun
  • Hop Atomica will host a beer theme trivia.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The 32-ounce cups come with a lid, straw and a bookmark with Chick-fil-A trivia.
    — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Pick up the phone, and a creepy voice will ask if you, too, like scary movies, before testing your slasher-trivia knowledge.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Expect live music several nights a week and trivia on Thursdays.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Play bingo or trivia on Thursday nights, and look out for karaoke, brunch, and the occasional speed dating event during the week.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But if pop-culture trivia isn’t what inspires your winter travel plans, know that Saas-Fee offers some of the best ski conditions in the Alps.
    — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Fans of trivia like to say that caring so deeply about these facts at a time of disinformation and anti-intellectualism is an act of defiance—that picking up trivia is a way to keep knowledge from being disappeared.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • After touring the school, McMahon led an assembly centered on American-history trivia.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Bargoers love The Ark's trivia and Singo (like bingo, but with song clips), and foodies enjoy a menu packed with comfort dishes like burgers, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, and fish and chips.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 15 July 2025
  • The Hum, Covington After a recent rebranding, this Covington restaurant, bar and trivia spot announced its permanent closure on social media.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The Hum, Covington After a recent rebranding, this Covington restaurant, bar and trivia spot announced its permanent closure on social media.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025

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