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You Have Cabin Fever! Trivia Quiz

Fahrenheit or Celsius? Pyrexia or ague? When is a fever a fever? Or not...

A multiple-choice quiz by Duchess716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Duchess716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
400,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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269

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Victorians suffered from 'brain fever'. What is brain fever in the modern era? Hint

Migraine headache

Dementia

Typhoid fever

Meningitis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Yellow fever is hardly ever fatal. A vaccine to prevent yellow fever is widely available. How is yellow fever transmitted? Hint

Mosquito bite

Bacterial infection

Respiratory droplet

The cause is unknown

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ted Nugent released an album and a song in 1977 named for which fever causing condition? Hint

Saturday night fever

Brain fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Cat scratch fever

4. This fever is caused by a fungus that lives in dry, desert soils. It is prevalent in the US Southwest and Mexico. It's difficult to diagnose as it has the same symptoms as other respiratory infections. What is the common name for the condition caused by Coccidiodomycosis? Hint

Typhoid fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Cooking Fever

Valley fever

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Question 5 of 10

5. This song was written by Otis Blackwell and Eddie Cooley for Little Willie John around 1956. What is the name of the song? Hint

Cat scratch fever

Fever

Saturday night fever

Jungle fever

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the feverish condition caused by bacteria from a tick bite? Hint

Yellow fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Cooking fever

Saturday night fever

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Cooking Fever? Hint

A manic condition

A computer/mobile app game

A respiratory disorder caused by a virus

A fever with a raised red rash

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Question 8 of 10

8. What fever caused by a specific Salmonella bacteria is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people worldwide every year? It is ingested in contaminated water or food. Hint

Cabin fever

Brain fever

Typhoid fever

Yellow fever

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Question 9 of 10

9. This 'fever' was a film released in 1977 and then released again in 1979 with a lower "PG" rating. Name the film.

Answer: (Mirror ball - watch it on the weekend)

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Question 10 of 10

10. You have cabin fever! What do you have? Hint

A form of claustrophobia due to isolation

A torch song by Peggy Lee

A respiratory disorder caused by a tick bite

A form of meningitis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Victorians suffered from 'brain fever'. What is brain fever in the modern era?

Answer: Meningitis

Brain fever is a decidedly vague term which we now find in literature such as multiple Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, a physician. It was also used as a euphemism for a nervous breakdown.

2. Yellow fever is hardly ever fatal. A vaccine to prevent yellow fever is widely available. How is yellow fever transmitted?

Answer: Mosquito bite

Yellow fever has not been eradicated, it is still diagnosed in some African and Caribbean countries. It was epidemic in those counties and in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries until the virus was identified and a vaccine developed. Dr Walter Reed, a US Army physician, is credited with reducing the spread of yellow fever.

The US National Military Medical Center is named for him.

3. Ted Nugent released an album and a song in 1977 named for which fever causing condition?

Answer: Cat scratch fever

Cat scratch fever is a very real, and often annoying, bacterial disease that cats can transmit to people. It's fairly easy to diagnose because it involves a scratch or bite from a a cat. However, many cat owners dismiss the initial symptoms until the infection is well established.

Answer: Valley fever

For healthy, strong immune systems, this condition may go undiagnosed as infected people treat their symptoms at home and the infection resolves itself. Diagnosis is dependent on finding the fungal spores in the blood or respiratory system.

5. This song was written by Otis Blackwell and Eddie Cooley for Little Willie John around 1956. What is the name of the song?

Answer: Fever

"Fever" has been covered by many well known artists such as Beyonce in 2003 and Madonna in 1992. Perhaps the most famous version is the one by Peggy Lee, recorded in 1958.

6. What is the feverish condition caused by bacteria from a tick bite?

Answer: Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Symptoms of RMSF present one to two weeks after a tick bite. Body aches and fever are often present. Within a week of initial symptoms a diffuse red rash develops. Diagnosis is made when tick bite, fever and rash are confirmed. It is treated with antibiotics.

7. What is Cooking Fever?

Answer: A computer/mobile app game

"Cooking Fever" was released in 2014 by Nordcurrent. It has the user making meals in restaurants. In 2017, it was reported the game had been downloaded over 100 million times.

8. What fever caused by a specific Salmonella bacteria is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people worldwide every year? It is ingested in contaminated water or food.

Answer: Typhoid fever

In the US, Mary Mallon was the first identified "carrier" of typhoid, a person who is not symptomatic, but carried the disease to others. She was quarantined from 1915 until her death in 1938. Typhoid fever is controlled by vaccination and multiple treatments.

In developed countries, it is usually caused by contaminated food. In developing countries, it is commonly caused by contaminated water and can infect entire villages.

9. This 'fever' was a film released in 1977 and then released again in 1979 with a lower "PG" rating. Name the film.

Answer: Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta, the Bee Gees, disco balls, leisure suits -- "Saturday Night Fever" was a dance film like no other. It rocketed John Travolta and the Bee Gees to fame and fortune.

10. You have cabin fever! What do you have?

Answer: A form of claustrophobia due to isolation

Cabin fever is not a disease, but a condition of being in a confined space for a length of time that becomes uncomfortable. Symptoms are irritability, restlessness, and/or lethargy. It is often associated with areas that are cut off during inclement winters or extremely limited light in certain seasons in the northern hemisphere.

"Cabin Fever" is also the title of several books by different authors and a horror movie in 2002.

Source: Author Duchess716

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