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Name that Phobia Trivia Quiz

I'll tell you the fear, you pick the name of the phobia. And no, I didn't make any of them up - they are all legitimate, clinical phobias!

A multiple-choice quiz by kitipurr. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kitipurr

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,463

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
13020

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 89 (16/25), Johnmcmanners (25/25), Guest 65 (10/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. The fear of ants. Hint

Myrmecophobia

Xanthophobia

Antlophobia

Entomophobia

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Question 2 of 25

2. Popular with models and actresses: the fear of gaining weight (or obesity). Hint

Pocrescophobia

Vestiphobia

Selaphobia

Hippophobia

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Question 3 of 25

3. The fear of jealousy. Hint

Zelophobia

Geumophobia

Brontophobia

Agrizoophobia

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Question 4 of 25

4. The fear of missiles or bullets. Hint

Ballistophobia

Helminthophobia

Amathophobia or Koniophobia

Geniophobia

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Question 5 of 25

5. The fear of names. Hint

Melissophobia

Textophobia

Nomatophobia

Isopterophobia

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Question 6 of 25

6. The fear of objects on the right side of the body. Hint

Bromidrophobia or Bromidrosiphobia

Dextrophobia

Epistaxiophobia

Levophobia

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Question 7 of 25

7. Hope you're not a seamstress! The fear of pins and needles. Hint

Cyclophobia

Pogonophobia

Aichmophobia

Taurophobia

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Question 8 of 25

8. The fear of being ignored or forgotten. Hint

Pteronophobia

Decidophobia

Alektorophobia

Athazagoraphobia

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Question 9 of 25

9. The fear of constipation. Hint

Diabetophobia

Coprastasophobia

Xerophobia

Novercaphobia

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Question 10 of 25

10. The fear of shellfish. Hint

Ostraconophobia

Porphyrophobia

Spheksophobia

Didaskaleinophobia

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Question 11 of 25

11. The fear of tuberculosis. Hint

Homichlophobia or Nebulaphobia

Phthisiophobia

Hylophobia

Alliumphobia

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Question 12 of 25

12. The fear of thinking. (Popular among politicians, I believe.) Hint

Phronemophobia

Hyalophobia

Theophobia

Nosocomephobia

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Question 13 of 25

13. Appropriate for question number 13: Fear of the number 13. Hint

Geliophobia

Novercaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia

Coimetrophobia

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Question 14 of 25

14. Don't live in Rome if you have this: the fear of the Pope. Hint

Coprophobia

Papaphobia

Pagophobia

Philematophobia

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Question 15 of 25

15. Elizabeth Taylor may have this: the fear of staying single. Hint

Anuptaphobia

Phalacrophobia

Dystychiphobia

Hominophobia or Androphobia

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Question 16 of 25

16. The fear of sleep. Hint

Amaxophobia

Oenophobia

Hypnophobia

Tachophobia

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Question 17 of 25

17. I get an attack of this every Thanksgiving: the fear of your relatives. Hint

Syngenesophobia

Ergophobia

Genophobia

Hagiophobia

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Question 18 of 25

18. I doubt anyone playing at the Trivia Portal has this phobia: computers or working on a computer. Hint

Nosophobia

Photoaugliaphobia

Technophobia

Cyberphobia

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Question 19 of 25

19. The fear of getting wrinkles. Hint

Atomosophobia

Rhytiphobia

Tapinophobia

Ataxophobia

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Question 20 of 25

20. The fear of large things. Hint

Ligyrophobia

Eleutherophobia

Megalophobia

Aurophobia

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Question 21 of 25

21. A rash of this phobia may have broken out at airports the holidays: the fear of long waits. Hint

Atelophobia

Liticaphobia

Macrophobia

Catoptrophobia

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Question 22 of 25

22. Many men are accused of having this: a fear of marriage. Hint

Paralipophobia

Gamophobia

Mottephobia

Homilophobia

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Question 23 of 25

23. The fear of knees. Hint

Eosophobia

Pathophobia

Seplophobia

Genuphobia

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Question 24 of 25

24. The fear of stars, space, and/or celestial beings. Hint

Pharmacophobia

Astrophobia

Kopophobia

Auroraphobia

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Question 25 of 25

25. A great one to end on: The fear of EVERYTHING! Hint

Chromatophobia or Chromophobia

Panophobia or Pantophobia

Anemophobia or Ancraophobia

Haphephobia or Aphenphosmphobia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The fear of ants.

Answer: Myrmecophobia

Antlophobia is the fear of floods; Xanthophobia is the fear of the color yellow; and Entomophobia (also called Insectophobia) is a fear of all insects, not just ants.

2. Popular with models and actresses: the fear of gaining weight (or obesity).

Answer: Pocrescophobia

Also called Obesophobia. Selaphobia is the fear of light flashes; Vestiphobia is the fear of clothing; and Hippophobia (also called Equinophobia) is a fear of horses..

3. The fear of jealousy.

Answer: Zelophobia

Brontophobia is a fear of lightning and thunder; Geumophobia is a fear of taste; Agrizoophobia is a fear of wild animals.

4. The fear of missiles or bullets.

Answer: Ballistophobia

Amathophobia or Koniophobia is a fear of dust; Helminthophobia is the fear of becoming infested with worms; Geniophobia is the fear of chins.

5. The fear of names.

Answer: Nomatophobia

Textophobia is the fear of certain fabrics; Melissophobia is a fear of {bees;} Isopterophobia is the fear of termites and other wood-eating insects.

6. The fear of objects on the right side of the body.

Answer: Dextrophobia

Levophobia is the fear of objects to the left side of the body; Bromidrophobia or Bromidrosiphobia is the fear of body smells; Epistaxiophobia is a fear of nosebleeds.

7. Hope you're not a seamstress! The fear of pins and needles.

Answer: Aichmophobia

Also called Belonephobia. Pogonophobia is a fear of beards; Cyclophobia is the fear of bicycles; Taurophobia is a fear of bulls.

8. The fear of being ignored or forgotten.

Answer: Athazagoraphobia

Also the fear of forgetting. Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled with feathers; Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens; Decidophobia is the fear of making decisions.

9. The fear of constipation.

Answer: Coprastasophobia

Diabetophobia is a fear of diabetes; Xerophobia is a fear of dryness; Novercaphobia is the fear of your step-mother.

10. The fear of shellfish.

Answer: Ostraconophobia

Spheksophobia is a fear of wasps; Porphyrophobia is the fear of the color purple; Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.

11. The fear of tuberculosis.

Answer: Phthisiophobia

Also called Tuberculophobia. Homichlophobia or Nebulaphobia is a fear of fog; Alliumphobia is the fear of garlic. Hylophobia is the fear of forests.

12. The fear of thinking. (Popular among politicians, I believe.)

Answer: Phronemophobia

Nosocomephobia is a fear of hospitals; Theophobia is a fear of gods or religion; Hyalophobia (also called Hyelophobia or Nelophobia) is a fear of glass

13. Appropriate for question number 13: Fear of the number 13.

Answer: Triskaidekaphobia

Geliophobia is a fear of laughter; Novercaphobia (also called Pentheraphobia) is the fear of your mother-in-law; Coimetrophobia is a fear of cemetaries

14. Don't live in Rome if you have this: the fear of the Pope.

Answer: Papaphobia

Coprophobia is a fear of feces; Pagophobia is a fear of ice or frost; Philematophobia (also called Philemaphobia) is the fear of kissing.

15. Elizabeth Taylor may have this: the fear of staying single.

Answer: Anuptaphobia

Dystychiphobia is a fear of accidents; Phalacrophobia is the fear of becoming bald; Hominophobia or Androphobia (also called Arrhenphobia) is a fear of men.

16. The fear of sleep.

Answer: Hypnophobia

Oenophobia is a fear of wines; Tachophobia is the fear of speed; Amaxophobia is the fear of riding in a car.

17. I get an attack of this every Thanksgiving: the fear of your relatives.

Answer: Syngenesophobia

Genophobia is the fear of sex; Ergophobia is the fear of work; Hagiophobia is the fear of the saints or of holy things.

18. I doubt anyone playing at the Trivia Portal has this phobia: computers or working on a computer.

Answer: Cyberphobia

Nosophobia is a fear of becoming ill; Technophobia is a fear of technology in {general;} Photoaugliaphobia is a fear of glaring lights.

19. The fear of getting wrinkles.

Answer: Rhytiphobia

Atomosophobia is a fear of atomic explosions; Tapinophobia is the fear of being contagious; Ataxophobia is the fear of disorder or untidiness.

20. The fear of large things.

Answer: Megalophobia

Eleutherophobia is the fear of freedom; Aurophobia is a fear of gold; Ligyrophobia is a fear of loud noises.

21. A rash of this phobia may have broken out at airports the holidays: the fear of long waits.

Answer: Macrophobia

Liticaphobia is the fear of lawsuits; Catoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors; Atelophobia is the fear of imperfection.

22. Many men are accused of having this: a fear of marriage.

Answer: Gamophobia

Paralipophobia is a fear of neglecting one's duty or responsibilities; Mottephobia is a fear of moths; Homilophobia is the fear of sermons.

23. The fear of knees.

Answer: Genuphobia

Eosophobia is the fear of the dawn or daylight; Seplophobia is the fear of decaying matter; Pathophobia is the fear of disease.

24. The fear of stars, space, and/or celestial beings.

Answer: Astrophobia

The fear of stars only is called Siderophobia. Pharmacophobia is a fear of drugs; Kopophobia is a fear of fatigue; Auroraphobia is a fear of the Northern Lights, specifically.

25. A great one to end on: The fear of EVERYTHING!

Answer: Panophobia or Pantophobia

Chromatophobia or Chromophobia is the fear of colors; Anemophobia or Ancraophobia is a fear of the wind; Haphephobia or Aphenphosmphobia (also called Chiraptophobia or Haptephobia) is a fear of being touched.

Source: Author kitipurr

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