quick bites..

recall those science tutorials where u learnt this term "hydrophobic".. which is the "fear of water". but there are many other terms attributing to the fear of "something".

i chanced upon this restaurant in bugis and they placed interesting stuffs on their tables. like personality tests, facts, etc. the table where i had my dinner was talking about.. as u've guessed it, uncommon terms (alright at least to me) used to describe phobia. to make it more exciting, let's have a mcq quiz:

1. coulrophobia is the fear of...
(a) cauliflower
(b) clowns
(c) cameras
(d) cats

2. triskaidekaphobia is the fear of...
(a) triangle
(b) the pyramid
(c) the number 3
(d) the number 13

3. atelophobia is the fear of...
(a) imperfection
(b) antelopes
(c) criticisms
(d) telephones

4. mnemophobia is the fear of...
(a) men
(b) writing memos
(c) memories
(d) the moon

5. sesquipedalophobia is the fear of...
(a) running out of time
(b) long words
(c) sequence
(d) going against the norm

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have you jot down what you think is right?

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alright i know u cant wait to scroll the end to get the answers. impatient you! :)

and the answers are:

1. coulrophobia is the fear of (b) clowns. [see, so clowns may not be hilarious to all..]

2. triskaidekaphobia is the fear of (d) the number 13. [which i dun understand why! so they shun wearing stuff with 13? dun make friends whose bday falls on the 13th? dun go out on the 13th?.. what's wrong with 13. =/ ]

3. atelophobia is the fear of (a) imperfection. [well, i think i have slight inclination towards this.]

4. mnemophobia is the fear of (c) memories. [which is so sad, i think.. what is life without memories? i cant imagine myself keeping away memories because i fear them.. gosh. memories, good or bad.. still good to reminiscence anyway.. but im not talking about those who had violent trauma in the past.. that i can understand.]

5. sesquipedalophobia is the fear of (b) long words. [how apt. this term is scary! lol..]