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Are You Afraid of the ...? Trivia Quiz

This is my try on the things that we are afraid of. Here, let's try to know the different phobias, some are common while some are not.

A multiple-choice quiz by rohnald. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rohnald

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
359,872

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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743

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of the most common phobias is the fear of spiders. What is this fear called? Hint

spiderophobia

ornithophobia

arachnophobia

gynophobia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some people get panic during brownout, especially at night. What do you call this fear? Hint

xenophobia

trypophobia

nyctophobia

acrophobia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whenever I see frogs, I just can't help but freak out. I don't know but this is my greatest fear. Can you tell me what is this fear called? Hint

ophidiophobia

scoleciphobia

ranidaphobia

murophobia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Some kids are afraid of going to the dentist for a check up. What do you call this kind of fear? Hint

androphobia

coulrophobia

dentophobia

papaphobia

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name given to the fear of lightning and thunder? Hint

ablutophobia

ailurophobia

astraphobia

agyrophobia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some people have fears about a certain number. Which of the following is the fear of the number four? Hint

tetraphobia

quadriphobia

treskaidekaphobia

squariphobia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is a fear of a type of animal? Hint

algophobia

ichthyophobia

agraphobia

trypophobia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following phobias differs from the other? Hint

bovinophobia

gelotophobia

selachophobia

apiphobia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is the fear of the color yellow? Hint

xylophobia

xanthophobia

trypophobia

yellowphobia

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1982, Charles M. Schulz in his "Peanuts" comic strip introduced the word "arachibutyrophobia". What would this phobia mean? Hint

fear of nothingness

fear of eating alone

fear of jelly sticking to the roof of the mouth

fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of the most common phobias is the fear of spiders. What is this fear called?

Answer: arachnophobia

Arachnophobia comes from the Greek words, "arachne" which means spider and "phobos" which means fear. This fear does not include only spiders but other arachnids as well, like the scorpion.
Ornithophobia is fear of birds. Gynophobia is fear of women. And spiderophobia, is obviously an invented word of mine.

2. Some people get panic during brownout, especially at night. What do you call this fear?

Answer: nyctophobia

Nyctophobia is the extreme fear of dark.This comes from the Greek word "νυξ" which means "night" and "phobos" which means "fear". Also known as achluophobia, scotophobia and lygophobia.
Trypophobia is the fear of holes. Acrophobia is fear of heights. And Xenophobia is fear of strangers.

3. Whenever I see frogs, I just can't help but freak out. I don't know but this is my greatest fear. Can you tell me what is this fear called?

Answer: ranidaphobia

The word ranidaphobia comes from the Greek word "ranidae" which is the most widespread family of frogs and "phobos" which means fear.
Scoleciphobia is fear of worms. Murophobia is fear of rats. And Ophidiophobia is fear of snakes.

4. Some kids are afraid of going to the dentist for a check up. What do you call this kind of fear?

Answer: dentophobia

Dentophobia or odontophobia is the fear not only of dentists but also of receiving dental care. This fear may be caused by the previous dental experiences of a person.
Coulrophobia is fear of clowns. Papaphobia is fear of the pope. And Androphobia is fear of men.

5. What is the name given to the fear of lightning and thunder?

Answer: astraphobia

Astraphobia comes from the Greek word "astrae" which means lightning and "phobos" which means "fear".
Ailurophobia is the fear of cats. Agyrophobia is the fear of crossing the fear. And Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing, washing or cleansing.

6. Some people have fears about a certain number. Which of the following is the fear of the number four?

Answer: tetraphobia

Tetraphobia comes from the Greek word "tetra" meaning four. This kind of phobia is very common in Asia especially in China and other Southeast Asian countries. This is because the way they pronounce the word for "death" is quite similar to the number four. On the other hand, treskaidekaphobia is fear of number 13.
Quadriphobia and Squariphobia are just words that I invented.

7. Which of the following is a fear of a type of animal?

Answer: ichthyophobia

Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish. This word comes from the Greek word "ichtus" which means fish and "phobos" which means "fear". This may refer to the fear of seeing dead fish or even eating fish.
Algophobia is the fear of pain. Agraphobia is the fear of sexual abuse. And Trypophobia is the fear of holes.

8. Which of the following phobias differs from the other?

Answer: gelotophobia

Gelotophobia is the fear of being laughed at. From the Greek word "geloto" which means laughter and "phobos" meaning fear. The other three are all types of phobia of a certain type of animal.
Bovinophobia is the fear of cattle. Selachophobia is the fear of sharks. And Apiphobia is the fear of bees.

9. Which of the following is the fear of the color yellow?

Answer: xanthophobia

Oddly, this fear includes fear of the sun, daffodils, yellow paint or even the Yellow Pages. From the Greek word "xanthos" meaning "yellow" and "phobos" meaning "fear".
Xylophobia is the fear of trees, forest or woods. Trypophobia is the fear of holes. And Yellowphobia is a word I invented.

10. In 1982, Charles M. Schulz in his "Peanuts" comic strip introduced the word "arachibutyrophobia". What would this phobia mean?

Answer: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

This word was also used by Peter O'Donnell in his 1985 adventure novel "Dead Man's Handle". Fear of nothingness is nihilophobia and was introduced in the show "Star Trek: Voyager".

Source: Author rohnald

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