| LC control no. | gf2014026201 |
|---|---|
| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Trivia and miscellanea |
| Variant(s) | Miscellanea Miscellaneous facts Trivia books |
| See also | Reference works |
| Found in | Merriam-Webster online, Aug. 8, 2014 (trivia, noun plural but singular or plural in construction: unimportant facts or details; facts about people, events, etc., that are not well-known; miscellanea: a collection of miscellaneous objects or writings) Oxford English dictionary website, Aug. 8, 2014 (trivia a. With pl. and sing. concord. Trivialities, trifles, things of little consequence. b. Useless information or (knowledge of) matters of little importance. Freq. attrib., as trivia game, trivia question, etc. Chiefly U.S.; miscellanea 1a. As a mass noun: miscellaneous items, esp. literary compositions, that have been collected together, regarded collectively. b. A miscellaneous collection of items, esp. literary compositions, notes, or the like; a miscellany. Obs. 2. In pl. Literary materials of various kinds. Obs. rare.) LCSH (--Miscellanea. UF --Questions and answers. Use as a form subdivision under subjects for compilations of unusual or miscellaneous facts about the subject without continuous text as well as for works in a question and answer format.) Lang, J.S. The complete book of presidential trivia, 2011. Adams, D. The great American trivia book, 2014. Pastan, A. The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia, 2014. O'Neill, M. The best bar trivia book ever, 2014. Harry, L. The biggest trivia book ever, c2012. Bergstrom, S. The ultimate Jewish trivia book, 2011. Chute, T. The Ohio State University trivia book, c2007. Hoey, J. Minnesota Twins trivia, 2010. |
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