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1. The first use of the word trivia was by the Roman Empire, as another name for their goddess Hecate. Of what was Hecate the goddess?
2. Some people who know lots of trivia have good vocabularies too, so what does the word "trivial" really mean?
3. What man, probably the first well-known trivia creator, authored "Champs and Chumps", which was later renamed to "Believe It or Not!" in 1932?
4. The 1920s, as with so many other trends, saw the birth of modern trivia. Justin Spafford and Lucien Esty created what set of trivia quizzes that definitely sparked a craze for knowledge over the next five years?
5. The next big craze in the trivia nation was the use of radio trivia shows. Which of the following was NOT the name of one of these precursors to television shows that are so popular today?
6. Radio, of course, was followed by television. Perhaps most famously, Charles van Doren was revealed to have cheated after having won several months of games on which television game show?
7. What trivia magazine created by Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur was created to deal out trivia in short, interesting facts instead of long quizzes?
8. Chris Haney and Scott Abbott invented what trivia game in 1979, a game that became one of the best all-selling games of all time?
9. Quiz Bowl is another concept for trivia competitors. What name is given to the question-writing company for both the high school and college level that was founded in 1996?
10. What quiz show, whose presence was established in a 74-game winning streak by Ken Jennings, ranked second on GSN's "The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time"?
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