Quiz
1. If you were afraid of the number 13 (as in Friday the 13th), you'd suffer from:
2. The word phobia means "a persistent, irrational fear of a particular thing" in what language?
3. A tour guide might have a hard time doing his job if he suffered from agoraphobia, which means a fear of what?
4. "Anchors Aweigh" might not be the favorite song of someone with thalassophobia, or a fear of what?
5. Ali Baba, the woodcutter from the Arabian Nights, would not likely suffer from xylophobia, or a fear of what?
6. Working at a veterinary clinic would likely be difficult for anyone with ailurophobia, or a fear of what?
7. It would be hard to be a schoolteacher if you had anglophobia, or a fear of what?
8. A military leader might not be very effective with ballistophobia, or a fear of what?
9. You might find it difficult to take a vacation with someone who had aviophobia, or a fear of what?
10. A man might not make a very interesting date if he suffered from philophobia, or a fear of what?
11. You probably wouldn't have taken this quiz if you had phobophobia, or a fear of what?
1. If you were afraid of the number 13 (as in Friday the 13th), you'd suffer from:
Triskaidekaphobia.
2. The word phobia means "a persistent, irrational fear of a particular thing" in what language?
Ancient Greek.
3. A tour guide might have a hard time doing his job if he suffered from agoraphobia, which means a fear of what?
Crowds, public places, or open areas.
4. "Anchors Aweigh" might not be the favorite song of someone with thalassophobia, or a fear of what?
The sea.
5. Ali Baba, the woodcutter from the Arabian Nights, would not likely suffer from xylophobia, or a fear of what?
Wooden objects or forests.
6. Working at a veterinary clinic would likely be difficult for anyone with ailurophobia, or a fear of what?
Cats.
7. It would be hard to be a schoolteacher if you had anglophobia, or a fear of what?
England or anything English.
8. A military leader might not be very effective with ballistophobia, or a fear of what?
Missiles or bullets.
9. You might find it difficult to take a vacation with someone who had aviophobia, or a fear of what?
Airplanes.
10. A man might not make a very interesting date if he suffered from philophobia, or a fear of what?
Being or falling in love.
11. You probably wouldn't have taken this quiz if you had phobophobia, or a fear of what?
Phobias.