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Why? Everyone has some things that are "common knowledge" that they don't know. Trivia isn't called "trivia" because it matters.
by roguecoder 9y ago
Why? Everyone has some things that are "common knowledge" that they don't know. Trivia isn't called "trivia" because it matters.
- danielbarla 9y agoWell, aside from categorising such basic knowledge as "trivia", it's definitely not about taking one random, useless fact, and failing the interviewee on it. Rather, it's an example of a lowest common denominator question that everyone who has primary school education should laugh at, and move along. Hitting a hole at this level does imply some major issues with the person's general knowledge. It's fair to wonder what else will be missing in that person's repertoire, and how they will cope in random situations. Similarly, if a programmer fails the question "in the alphabet, which letter comes after A", I'd be worried, and rightfully so. I'd give them a chance to recover from that, just to make sure it wasn't a once-off, but it's not excusable.