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In medieval universities, the Trivium, or the studies of Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic, were considered the lesser "three ways" to mastering the seven Liberal Arts (compare Quadrivium), thus " Trivia" has consequently come to describe information of lighter weight or questionable worth.
Trivia, an urbane satirical poem by English poet John GayJohn Gay ( 30 June, 1685 4 December, 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera ( 1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household na ( 1716Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. Crieff, Scotland was burned to the ground in revenge for the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Kangxi Dictionary was published this year. This dictionary laid the fundamental), invokes an invented 'Trivia,' goddess of streets and ways, to lead him on a ramble through LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri. The poem is a goldmine of information on contemporary social history.
See also: Trivial PursuitTrivial Pursuit is a board game where progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge or popular culture questions. Scott Abbott, a sports editor for the Canadian Press and Chris Haney, photo editor for the Montreal Gazette develo and List of trivia listsNote: some lists may not be considered trivial by everybody Material General Intellectual Mathematics Trivia for mathematicians List of matrices List of groups Linguistic English language trivia American and British English differences Longest English sen