Odd Phobias Trivia Quiz

Answer: Automysophobia

Chirophobia is the fear of hands. Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school. Genuphobia is the fear of knees or kneeling.

Relating to automysophobia: misophobia (also spelled mysophobia) is the fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.

How many of you wish you'd had didaskaleinophobia as an excuse for skipping school?

Answer: Cynophobia

Cynophobia is the fear of dogs. All of the other answers refer to a fear of cats.

Being scared of dogs is a natural feeling because they can be very dangerous and seem scary to many people. Cynophobia is an IRRATIONAL fear of dogs.

Answer: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Lutraphobia is the fear of otters. Nyctohylophobia is the fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night. Suriphobia is the fear of mice.

Related to logophobia: verbophobia is also the fear of words

Whoever made the word for fear of long words is really sadistic. Imagine trying to tell the doctor you have hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.

Answer: Hadephobia

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666, which is said to be the devil's number. Demonophobia (also spelled Daemonophobia) is the fear of demons. Satanophobia is the fear of Satan.

Related to hadephobia: stygiophobia (also spelled stigiophobia) is also the fear of Hell.

Some very religious people have been known to have any, if not all, of the above fears.

Answer: Ouranophobia

Staurophobia is the fear of crosses or the crucifix. Zeusophobia is the fear of God or gods. Hagiophobia is the fear of saints or holy things.

Related to zeusophobia: theophobia is the fear of God or religion. It could also mean the fear of angels.

Answer: Heterophobia

Gerontophobia is the fear of old people or of getting old. Potophobia is the fear of alcohol. Ostraconophobia is the fear of shellfish.

Related to heterophobia: sexophobia is also the fear of the opposite sex.

Anyone with gerontophobia must really hate middle age, huh?

Answer: Gamophobia

Arrhenphobia is the fear of men. Gynophobia is the fear of women. Monophobia is the fear of being alone.

Related to gynophobia: caligynephobia is the fear of beautiful women.

It is acceptable to be afraid of staying single forever because we're humans and most people want someone to love forever, but the irrational fear of staying single is anuptaphobia.

On the other hand, it is totally acceptable to be scared of getting married because you're making a life-long commitment to someone and that can put a lot of pressure on just one person. Again, gamophobia is the irrational fear of being married.

Answer: Kynophobia

Kynophobia is the fear of rabies. Leukophobia is the fear of the colour white. Melanophobia is the fear of the colour black. Porphyrophobia is the fear of the colour purple.

Billy Bob Thornton is afraid of bold colours, who is also afraid of antique furniture. (Source: www.milliontalks.com)

Answer: Coulrophobia

Pteromerhanophobia is the fear of flying. Soceraphobia is the fear of ones' parents-in-law. Ergophobia is the fear of work.

Johnny Depp, Daniel Radcliffe and Sean "Diddy" Combs reputedly have coulrophobia. (Source: www.celebrities-with-diseases.com)

I wonder how many people had a reasonable excuse like ergophobia so they wouldn't have to work...

Answer: Apeirophobia

Apeirophobia is the fear of infinity. Japanophobia is the fear of Japanese. Galiophobia is the fear of France or French culture. Germanophobia is the fear of Germany or Germanic culture.

Related to Galiophobia: Francophobia and Gallophobia also mean the fear of France.

I wonder if Hitler had Judeophobia, which is the fear of Jews.