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Perfectly Peculiar Phobias Trivia Quiz

Sometimes I wonder just how committed Kyle the Kennel Boy is to his job at Splash's Rest Home For Pampered Pooches. Lately he has been coming in with a doctor's notes saying he has one phobia or another. Some I've never heard of. See if you have.

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

Author
darksplash

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,136

Updated
Oct 15 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The trouble with Kyle the Kennel Boy started one Monday when he arrived for work at Splash's Rest Home For Pampered Pooches, refusing to shake hands in greeting and saying he had haphephobia. What on earth is that? Hint

A fear of hats

A fear of being touched

A fear of hares

A fear of falling asleep

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another Monday--and another phobia for Kyle the Kennel Boy. He said it was eremophobia and couldn't work but would hang around for the company. What is eremophobia? Hint

Dread of being alone

Dread of spiders

Dread of being asked to buy a round of drinks

Dread of daddy long legs

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Question 3 of 10

3. Once again Kyle the Kennel Boy arrived in with a sick note; this time he's suffering from ergophobia! What in the name of goodness is that? Hint

A fear of long words

An aversion to eggs

An aversion to work

An aversion to females

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Question 4 of 10

4. Well, this one takes the biscuit! Hypnophobia, I ask you. That is one phobia I would never have thought Kyle the Kennel Boy would have. He didn't think it was funny when I told him to go home and sleep it off. What is hypnophobia? Hint

The morbid fear of sneezing

The morbid fear of geometry

The morbid fear of sleep

The morbid fear of going into hysterics

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Question 5 of 10

5. I smell a rat. I reckon that Dr Solan-Goose is colluding with Kyle the Kennel Boy. Another week, another phobia: brontophobia. It sounds a bit noisy, but what is his phobia this week? Hint

A fear of thunder

A fear of wind

A fear of rain

A fear of snow

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Question 6 of 10

6. Another Monday, another phobia from Kyle the Kennel Boy. This week's word is kakorrhaphiophobia. I said he was failing to impress me, which got Kyle worried. What phobia does that long word represent? Hint

A fear of cows' manure

A fear of illnesses

A fear of Krakatoa

A fear of failure

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Question 7 of 10

7. Another Monday and I held my head in my hands as Kyle the Kennel Boy slithered in with yet another piece of paper. "What is it this week?" I groaned. "Ophidiophobia", he said. What's that? Hint

A fear of eggs

A fear of bacon

A fear of eagles

A fear of snakes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hmm, now here is a phobia that Kyle the Kennel Boy may be right to have because I might just do it to him. What is taphephobia? Hint

A fear of being covered in spiders

A fear of being asked to eat Tacos

A fear of being buried alive

A fear of being drowned

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Question 9 of 10

9. Well, Dr Solan-Goose has really come up with the ultimate phobia this time for Kyle the Kennel Boy. Phobophobia it says on the sick note. What is it? Hint

An excessive fear of being asked to work hard

An excessive fear of acquiring a phobia

An excessive fear of telephones

An excessive fear of televisions

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ha ha! You've purely had it this time, Kyle! Each week for the past nine you've come here to say you couldn't work because you have a phobia. This time you've picked one I can sack you for and you won't have to worry about working with the Dalmatians again! Doraphobia, what's that? Hint

The dread of being kissed by an hirsute man (or woman)

The dread of touching the skin or fur of an animal

The dread of being seen naked in public

The dread of falling asleep in public

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: A fear of being touched

It comes from the Greek word haptein, to fasten, or touch. Haphephobia is often specifically the fear of being touched by a person of the opposite sex.

2. Another Monday--and another phobia for Kyle the Kennel Boy. He said it was eremophobia and couldn't work but would hang around for the company. What is eremophobia?

Answer: Dread of being alone

It comes from the Greek word eremia, which means desert. With some of those billion and one datamations (see quizzes passim) still around, there's little chance of that here at Splash's Rest Home For Pampered Pooches.

3. Once again Kyle the Kennel Boy arrived in with a sick note; this time he's suffering from ergophobia! What in the name of goodness is that?

Answer: An aversion to work

Well I could have told you that without a sick-line! Ergophobia is from the Greek word ergon, work. Ergophobia is often the fear of finding work, or being asked to do something out of one's comfort zone at work.

Answer: The morbid fear of sleep

Seeing as he spends so much of his apparently asleep on his feet, I'm staggered. It comes from the Greek word, hypnos, to sleep. The word hypnosis has the same root.

5. I smell a rat. I reckon that Dr Solan-Goose is colluding with Kyle the Kennel Boy. Another week, another phobia: brontophobia. It sounds a bit noisy, but what is his phobia this week?

Answer: A fear of thunder

It comes from the Greek words bronto, which means thunder. Sufferers will often have anxiety attacks, whether indoors or out, if thunder persists.

Answer: A fear of failure

This comes from the Greek word kakorrhaphia, a clever or devious plot or plan. It is derived from kakos, bad or evil. Panic, terror or dread are among the psychological symptoms, while people can be left physically trembling.

7. Another Monday and I held my head in my hands as Kyle the Kennel Boy slithered in with yet another piece of paper. "What is it this week?" I groaned. "Ophidiophobia", he said. What's that?

Answer: A fear of snakes

I reckon Dr Solan-Goose is the real snake here. I think he spends hours on the internet each night looking these things up when he should be playing funtrivia quizzes! The word is from ophis, the Greek (what else?) word for snake. Some people not only dread coming into physical contact with a snake, but also actually thinking about it.

8. Hmm, now here is a phobia that Kyle the Kennel Boy may be right to have because I might just do it to him. What is taphephobia?

Answer: A fear of being buried alive

It comes from the Greek word taphe meaning burial or grave. It's not as irrational a fear as might appear at first, at least in olden days. There are many provable cases of people being buried alive after being misdiagnosed as dead. (It's said that at one time a string attached to a bell on the surface was left in coffins so that an alert could be raised). See the work of William Tebb, who recorded over 100 "live" burials in a study published in 1905.

9. Well, Dr Solan-Goose has really come up with the ultimate phobia this time for Kyle the Kennel Boy. Phobophobia it says on the sick note. What is it?

Answer: An excessive fear of acquiring a phobia

It comes from The Greek word phobos, meaning fear or flight. The fear of developing a phobia can, in some cases, go on to result in a person developing a different phobia.

Answer: The dread of touching the skin or fur of an animal

The Greek word dora means "the skin or hide of an animal." Sometimes the fear is of a disease that the animal can spread, sometimes it is rooted in a fear established by "scare" stories about animals. You're not much good to me here at Splash's Rest Home For Pampered Pooches, Kyle. To quote Donald Trump (and Alan Sugar): "You're fired".

Source: Author darksplash

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