Any competition directly relating to material learned in an academic environment that sends feelings of trepidation down one’s spine when mentioned, in which the participants are still attending some form of school attempt to show off their acquired knowledge.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.