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God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.
Federico Fellini

Meaning of "Trivial Pursuit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIVIAL PURSUIT

Trivial Pursuit  [ˈtrɪvɪəl pəˈsjuːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIVIAL PURSUIT

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Trivial Pursuit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRIVIAL PURSUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trivial Pursuit

Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in December 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, by Canadian Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette, and Scott Abbott, a sports editor for The Canadian Press. After finding pieces of their Scrabble game missing, they decided to create their own game. With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they completed development of the game, which was released in 1982. In North America, the game's popularity peaked in 1984, a year in which over 20 million games were sold. The rights to the game were initially licensed to Selchow and Righter in 1982, then to Parker Brothers in 1988, after initially being turned down by the Virgin Group; in 2008 Hasbro bought out the rights in full, for US$80 million. As of 2004, nearly 88 million games had been sold in 26 countries and 17 languages. Northern Plastics of Elroy, Wisconsin produced 30,000,000 games between 1983 and 1985. In December 1993, Trivial Pursuit was named to the "Games Hall of Fame" by Games magazine.

Definition of Trivial Pursuit in the English dictionary

The definition of Trivial Pursuit in the dictionary is a board game that is based the ability to answer questions on popular culture and general knowledge.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIVIAL PURSUIT


acute
əˈkjuːt
Assiut
æˈsjuːt
Asyut
æˈsjuːt
attribute
əˈtrɪbjuːt
compute
kəmˈpjuːt
constitute
ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt
contribute
kənˈtrɪbjuːt
cute
kjuːt
dispute
dɪˈspjuːt
distribute
dɪˈstrɪbjuːt
execute
ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt
hirsute
ˈhɜːsjuːt
institute
ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːt
mute
mjuːt
pantsuit
ˈpæntˌsjuːt
pursuit
pəˈsjuːt
repute
rɪˈpjuːt
substitute
ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːt
tribute
ˈtrɪbjuːt
ute
juːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIVIAL PURSUIT

Triunitarian
triunity
trivalence
trivalency
trivalent
trivalve
trivalved
trivalvular
Trivandrum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIVIAL PURSUIT

bathing suit
bodysuit
catsuit
countersuit
drysuit
follow suit
Jesuit
jump suit
jumpsuit
lawsuit
playsuit
sailor suit
ski-suit
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suit
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swimsuit
three-piece suit
tracksuit
wetsuit

Synonyms and antonyms of Trivial Pursuit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Trivial Pursuit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRIVIAL PURSUIT

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The translations of Trivial Pursuit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Trivial Pursuit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平凡的追求
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Trivial Pursuit
570 millions of speakers

English

Trivial Pursuit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुच्छ पीछा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السعي تافهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Trivial Pursuit
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trivial Pursuit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুচ্ছ কাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trivial Pursuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejar remeh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trivial Pursuit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トリビアル追求
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하찮은 추적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trivial Pursuit
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Trivial Pursuit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அற்பமான பர்சூட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक प्रयत्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Önemsiz takip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Trivial Pursuit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trivial Pursuit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Trivial Pursuit
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trivial Pursuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Trivial Pursuit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Trivial Pursuit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trivial Pursuit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Trivial Pursuit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Trivial Pursuit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIVIAL PURSUIT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIVIAL PURSUIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Trivial Pursuit

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QUOTES WITH «TRIVIAL PURSUIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Trivial Pursuit.
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Federico Fellini
God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIVIAL PURSUIT»

Discover the use of Trivial Pursuit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Trivial Pursuit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trivial Pursuit Scratch and Play #1
Simply guess again and rub off another circle. The faster you pick correctly, the faster you rack up points. Best of all, you can either play alone or test yourself against someone else who also has the book.
Sterling Publishing Company, 2007
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The Ultimate Trivial Pursuit Question and Answer Book
Collects over twenty-five years of trivia questions featured in the popular board game, providing questions and answers in the fields of geography, entertainment, history, arts & literature, science & nature, and sports & leisure.
Puzzle Wright Press, 2009
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Trivial Pursuit Crosswords
Crosswords are equally popular, still entertaining millions on a daily basis. This book combines those two pleasures, and will delight crossword lovers and trivia junkies alike.
Francis Heaney, 2007
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Trivial Pursuit Sudoku
This smart hybrid of trivia and sudoku comes to us courtesy of Frank Longo, who’s simply one of the world’s best-puzzle authors in the business.
Frank Longo, 2007
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Quarterly Essay 40 Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End ...
This is also an essay that looks at the fate of progressive politics after the three years of opportunities lost. In distilling the meaning of election 2010, it offers a thought-provoking guide to the challenges to come.
George Megalogenis, 2010
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Trivial Pursuit for Kids Crosswords
Each of the 40 crosswords features two questions taken from existing TRIVIAL PURSUIT for Kids cards; their solutions are found as long answers in the puzzle.
Trip Payne, 2007
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Trivial Pursuit
Paul House. "What do you mean, Fidel?" "Well, Marlowe, let's just look at it globally for a moment. To put things into perspective you must imagine a year in which Biafra secedes from Nigeria, causing war and famine, in which the Israeli and ...
Paul House, 2006
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Trivial Pursuit Word Search Puzzles
Everybody loves TRIVIAL PURSUIT, and now there's a new way to play-an irresistible combination of trivia quiz and word search.
Amy Goldstein, 2011
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Trivial conquest: the smart reference source for Trivial ...
Gathers little known information about people, places, television shows, literature, sports, history, art, music, and science
Lisa Merkin, Eric Frankel, 1984
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Sequence Analysis in Molecular Biology: Treasure Trove or ...
Sequence Analysis in Molecular Biology
Gunnar Von Heijne, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIVIAL PURSUIT»

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A Game for Summer: Trivial Pursuit's World of Harry Potter!
USAopoly and Hasbro have developed a World of Harry Potter version of the classic Trivial Pursuit game. For fans of Trivial Pursuit and fans of Harry Potter, ... «The Leaky Cauldron.org, Jun 15»
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Trivial Pursuit Live! Released, Launch Video/Screens Available
Ubisoft and Hasbro have announced that Trivial Pursuit Live!, a console game based on the world-famous trivia board game, can be downloaded through the ... «Gamers Hell, Feb 15»
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Trivial Pursuit Live!
Hasbro and Ubisoft have released Trivial Pursuit Live! which can be purchased today on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The console game reimagines the ... «Game Informer, Feb 15»
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Trivial Pursuit: 10 facts about the game
Time magazine once called Trivial Pursuit "the biggest phenomenon in game history" and it reached its 35th birthday on December 15 2014. Here are 10 things ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Win Video Game-Themed Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Risk And More …
Of note, December 17 is “video game day” featuring Plants vs. Zombies Risk, Mass Effect Risk, World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit, Pokémon Monopoly and more. «Game Informer, Dec 14»
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Ubisoft Announces Hasbro Game Channel With Monopoly, Trivial
Monopoly, Risk and Trivial Pursuit will be available to play through the channel on Xbox One and PS4, while on Xbox 360 and PS3, each game will be released ... «XboxAchievements, Aug 14»
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For Jon Hamm and Paul Rudd, board-game battle wasn't Trivial
Remember those pie-shape Trivial Pursuit pieces? For Jon Hamm and Paul Rudd, they aren't just three-sided bits of plastic. They're symbols of an old love ... «Today.com, May 14»
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QuizUp Takes Over Where Trivial Pursuit Left Off — The Mobile …
Hasbro Inc.HAS +0.16% released an iPhone mobile app based on its wildly popular Trivial Pursuit board games way back in 2009 in conjunction with Electronic ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 13»
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QuizUp's Mobile Play May Be Anything But A Trivial Pursuit
Editor's Note: Semil Shah works on product for Swell, is a TechCrunch columnist, and an investor. He writes at Haywire, and you can follow him on Twitter at ... «TechCrunch, Nov 13»
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WoW: Trivial Pursuit Coming Soon.
Blizzard is to release a new board game, consisting of 600 questions across categories including: Geography, Player Characters, Lore, Loot Villains and ... «MMORPG News, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Trivial Pursuit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/trivial-pursuit>. Apr 2024 ».
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