Phobias Quiz: Your Frights and Fears
Medically Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD on March 20, 2023
Question 1/13
What is Indiana Jones afraid of?
- Spiders
- Heights
- Snakes
Question 2/13
Which fear affects one in six adult Americans?
- Heights
- Flying
- Spiders
Question 3/13
Clown phobias are:
- Real phobias
- Not real phobias
Question 4/13
If your child must sleep with a light on, it’s a phobia.
- True
- False
Question 5/13
A phobia might limit your sandwich options.
- True
- False
Question 6/13
Billionaire Howard Hughes wore tissue boxes on his feet because he had a:
- Bug phobia
- Germ phobia
- Bare feet phobia
Question 7/13
Acrophobia is a fear of being alone.
- True
- False
Question 8/13
You may have a phobia if you're afraid of losing:
- Your keys
- Your wallet
- Your phone
Question 9/13
Which would scare people with agoraphobia?
- Standing in line at a bank
- Being alone in a house
- Being near a cat
Question 10/13
Phobias often begin in childhood.
- True
- False
Question 11/13
You can have a phobia about having phobias.
- True
- False
Question 12/13
The best way to get over a phobia is to face it head-on.
- True
- False
Question 13/13
Why don’t some buildings have a 13th floor?
- To make people less anxious
- Builders are superstitious
- Building codes ban it