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Do you regret your chosen major in college? If so, here are some ideas for fields you could have gone into.

A multiple-choice quiz by tralfaz. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
tralfaz

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,181

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

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3172

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Question 1 of 25

1. Want a final that you'll love? You should have majored in the study of mineral baths. Hint

Salinology

Balneology

Hydrology

Batheology

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Question 2 of 25

2. The most popular major at Evergreen State College is probably this study of trees. Hint

Xylology

Dendrology

Foretology

Lexicology

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Question 3 of 25

3. If you major in this, you don't even have to go to class. The study of purposelessness is . . . Hint

Apathology

Dysteleology

Epistemology

Ergology

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Question 4 of 25

4. The designers of "Galloping Gertie" in Washington should have taken more classes in this study of bridges. Hint

Pontology

Whetstoneology

Spanology

Gephyrology

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Question 5 of 25

5. You automatically get a degree in this if you survived your first marriage. The study of parasitic worms is . . . Hint

Helminthology

Phrenology

Morphology

Mucusology

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Question 6 of 25

6. Parents can get their master's degree in the study of adolescents at the School of Hard Knocks. Hint

Plebology

Dactylology

Epiology

Phyrnology

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Question 7 of 25

7. Believe it or not! C. F. Gauss (one of the 3 greatest mathematician of all time) almost majored in this study of language. Hint

Philology

Linguology

Typology

Graphology

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Question 8 of 25

8. If you have a specialist who majored in the study of veins, their degree is in this field. Hint

Venalology

Plexicology

Vericoseology

Phlebology

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Question 9 of 25

9. If you don't want to admit you're a poli sci major, use this word for the study of politics. Hint

Tautology

Politiology

Psephology

Craticology

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Question 10 of 25

10. You may want to go to the bathroom after reading this one. The study of matter flow is . . . Hint

Fluxology

Sonology

Laminology

Rheology

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Question 11 of 25

11. What major has classes in burping, changing diapers and heating bottles? The study of babies of course. Hint

Xenonology

Neonatology

Kryptonology

Boronology

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Question 12 of 25

12. If you major in this study of kidneys, you're half-way to making an English pot pie. Hint

Renalology

Nephrology

Caphyrology

Cavalology

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Question 13 of 25

13. If you really like Hammurabi, you should major in this study of laws. Hint

Nomology

Codology

Lexology

Tortology

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Question 14 of 25

14. The only college in California with this major is UC Davis. The study of wine is . . . Hint

Anapesticology

Vinology

Oenology

Quindamology

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Question 15 of 25

15. Here's a major for people who like to get their hands dirty. The study of soil is . . . Hint

Loamology

Horizology

Petrology

Pedology

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Question 16 of 25

16. If cells are too small for you, you may want to try this study of tissues. Hint

Kleenexology

Cytology

Histology

Nelosephology

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Question 17 of 25

17. I tried to major in this study of lakes and streams, but they wouldn't let me bring my fishing pole with me on the field trips. Hint

Lacology

Teleology

Secaphlytology

Limnology

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Question 18 of 25

18. All you need is a ruler and a scale. The study of measurement is . . . Hint

Meterology

Metrology

Metology

Meteology

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Question 19 of 25

19. I dropped this study of memory since I couldn't remember where my classes were. Hint

Mnemnology

Mnesiology

Mimeology

Memnophology

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Question 20 of 25

20. During the middle ages, the final for this study of the moon involved looking at green cheese. Hint

Monology

Selenology

Cynthology

Lunology

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Question 21 of 25

21. "Get two haircuts and call me in the morning." This may be the prescription given by a doctor who specializes in this study of hair diseases. Hint

Follicopathology

Chevalology

Trichology

Pelology

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Question 22 of 25

22. If you pick the wrong study partner for one of your other majors, you may have to change to this study of venereal diseases Hint

Clapology

Herpetology

Venereology

Syphology

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Question 23 of 25

23. This major will grow on you. The study of fungi is . . . Hint

Otology

Mimology

Pnemology

Mycology

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Question 24 of 25

24. Remember when Bugs Bunny asked Paul Puma if he wanted one lump or two? He must have majored in this study of bumps on the head. Hint

Taterology

Craniology

Phrenology

Karthyology

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Question 25 of 25

25. The class in which you take the final final. The study of death is . . . Hint

Mortology

Thanatology

Requiscatology

Ripology

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Want a final that you'll love? You should have majored in the study of mineral baths.

Answer: Balneology

You actually take this class if you major in nursing studies at the Univerza V Mariboru in Slovenia.

2. The most popular major at Evergreen State College is probably this study of trees.

Answer: Dendrology

Dendrology courses deal with the taxonomy (classification) of woody plants.

3. If you major in this, you don't even have to go to class. The study of purposelessness is . . .

Answer: Dysteleology

This is the field of philosophy that opposes teleology - the theory that life, the Earth, the Universe, etc. was designed with a specific purpose in mind.

4. The designers of "Galloping Gertie" in Washington should have taken more classes in this study of bridges.

Answer: Gephyrology

Vanderbilt, Columbia, and the Calgary city government offers classes in the study of bridges to youths as an application of applied mathematics.

5. You automatically get a degree in this if you survived your first marriage. The study of parasitic worms is . . .

Answer: Helminthology

There is an entire DEPARTMENT devoted to this study at Mahidol University in Thailand.

6. Parents can get their master's degree in the study of adolescents at the School of Hard Knocks.

Answer: Plebology

Although plebe is from Latin for "masses", it has come to mean lower class based on age. It is a common term in England and the US Naval Academy for first year students.

7. Believe it or not! C. F. Gauss (one of the 3 greatest mathematician of all time) almost majored in this study of language.

Answer: Philology

Despite there being numerous degree programs in philology, there is no clear definition of "philology". In its strictist definition, it is the study of historical literature, but also includes how that literature reflect/affects the culture in which it was written.

8. If you have a specialist who majored in the study of veins, their degree is in this field.

Answer: Phlebology

Based on the Greek word "phleps" for veins.

9. If you don't want to admit you're a poli sci major, use this word for the study of politics.

Answer: Psephology

This specific field concentrates on voting and elections.

10. You may want to go to the bathroom after reading this one. The study of matter flow is . . .

Answer: Rheology

This field was invented by Professor Marcus Reiner and Professor Eugene Bingham in the 1920s.

11. What major has classes in burping, changing diapers and heating bottles? The study of babies of course.

Answer: Neonatology

Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.
The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or requiring special medical care due to prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, or birth asphyxias.

12. If you major in this study of kidneys, you're half-way to making an English pot pie.

Answer: Nephrology

"Nephrology" is derived from the Greek word for kidney whereas the adjective "renal" is from Latin.

13. If you really like Hammurabi, you should major in this study of laws.

Answer: Nomology

Actually, there are two completely different nomologies. One is the study of scientific, mathematical, and logical laws. The other is the study of legal systems.

14. The only college in California with this major is UC Davis. The study of wine is . . .

Answer: Oenology

Whereas there are many schools abroad that offer this degree, there are very few colleges in the United States that have this program.

15. Here's a major for people who like to get their hands dirty. The study of soil is . . .

Answer: Pedology

Interestingly, pedology is not the study of children (that would be a Latin derivative. Most Ologies use Greek roots) or feet. Pedon is Greek for ground and ped meaning feet is derived from that.

16. If cells are too small for you, you may want to try this study of tissues.

Answer: Histology

First-year medical school is traditionally divided into anatomy (Greek for cutting up) for things that can be seen with the naked eye and histology for things that can be seen under the microscope.

17. I tried to major in this study of lakes and streams, but they wouldn't let me bring my fishing pole with me on the field trips.

Answer: Limnology

This is a field in ecology not hydrology. Limnology deals with inland fresh water ecosystems.

18. All you need is a ruler and a scale. The study of measurement is . . .

Answer: Metrology

You can actually get associate degrees in this field at many technical colleges in the US.

19. I dropped this study of memory since I couldn't remember where my classes were.

Answer: Mnesiology

Do you want to get a Ph.D. in this field? Go to the University of Houston.

20. During the middle ages, the final for this study of the moon involved looking at green cheese.

Answer: Selenology

Since studies since the 1960s have shown that the moon and the Earth are more similar than previous thought, this term is slowly going out of use in favor of "lunar geology" [moon specific] or "astrogeology" for any extraterrestrial planet or moon.

21. "Get two haircuts and call me in the morning." This may be the prescription given by a doctor who specializes in this study of hair diseases.

Answer: Trichology

Many websites are starting to use this term to lend a professional air to their attempt to sell you their latest shampoo, conditioner, hair restorer, etc.

22. If you pick the wrong study partner for one of your other majors, you may have to change to this study of venereal diseases

Answer: Venereology

Herpetology is the study of reptiles. The other two I made up.

23. This major will grow on you. The study of fungi is . . .

Answer: Mycology

Many amateur mushroom hunters (hunting a mushroom?) die horrible deaths by mistaking a poisonous variety for a harmless one.

24. Remember when Bugs Bunny asked Paul Puma if he wanted one lump or two? He must have majored in this study of bumps on the head.

Answer: Phrenology

This was a serious study started by Franz Joseph Gall in the mid 1790s and slowly died out in the late 19th century.

25. The class in which you take the final final. The study of death is . . .

Answer: Thanatology

A field of psychology that studies how people deal with their own death or the death of others.

"Academically there are only three colleges that give degrees in the subject. And only four educators are professors of Thanatology in the United States." [www.thanatology.org]

Source: Author tralfaz

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