A short quiz on Phobias

1. Phobias
A Vishnu
Quiz
9:30PM, 10th June

2. Asaph Hall discovered the sons of
Ares and Aphrodite in 1877. He named
them as _____ and _____. What did
he actually discover? And FITB
Q1

3. Satellites of
Mars(Ares) | Phobos
& Deimos
Answer

4. Many South Koreans strangely
experience Aanemistiraphobia.
One reason for this is a myth perpetuated in
1920’s about illness & deaths caused by falling
off of something. Some sources also point at
government’s campaign to save energy during
the oil embargo of 70s.
What are many South Koreans afraid of?
Q2

5. Ceiling Fans
Answer

6. New York City is sometimes referred to by the
name of this village in Nottinghamshire, England.
A rich and inspiring figure from another city of
the same name as this village once suffered from
Chiroptophobia.
Identify the city, the man and what did he fear
the most?
Q3

7. Gotham | Bruce Wayne | Bats
Answer

8. This disease was referred as
‘Hydrophobia’ throughout its history,
because the spasms in the throat do
not allow the victim to swallow water.
Which diseases’s name traces to the
Sanskrit word for ‘Chaos’?
Q4

9. Rabies
Answer

10. Queen Elizabeth I was believed to have suffered from
‘partial Anthophobia’. This is ironic, given that her
family’s emblem features it prominently.
What is Anthophobia and which particular thing was
she afraid of?
Q5

11. Fear of Flowers
Rose
Answer

12. In the past few months, people
with Trypanophobia are risking
their lives by deliberately
choosing to be vulnerable to the
Coronavirus. What do they fear?
Q6

13. Injections
Answer

14. In 1967, Singaporeans experienced a
mass fear that something will shrink
and eventually disappear. This device
was used to prevent such activity.
What was their fear about?
Q7

15. Male Genitalia
Answer

16. Aibohphobia is
the fear of certain
kind of words.
Which words?
Q8

17. Answer
Palindromes

18. Crazy Mohan was a comedian and
screenwriter in Tamil film industry. In the early
stages of his career he had a job at Sundaram
Clayton for 10 years. But he decided to give-up
his corporate career to avoid a chase by
something he feared the most every night on
his way back home. What did he fear?
Q9

19. Cynophobia | Fear
of Dogs
Answer

20. This special edition is a tribute to which
successfully failed triskaidekaphobic mission?
Q10

21. Apollo 13
Answer

22. After selling his holdings in a company to another,
Steve Jobs became the largest share holder in the
company founded by a musophobic artist.
What is musophobia, who is the artist, and which
company was sold to which company?
Q11

23. Fear of rats | Walt Disney | Pixar & Disney
Answer

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