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The Viking Legacy

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Introduction:
"How much do you know about the Vikings and their history and culture? This quiz is mainly about the Norwegian vikings."


1. What does 'bardagi' mean?
    ship
    sword
    new land
    battle


2. Which event marks the end of the Viking age?
    The Battle of Stamford Bridge
    The Gathering of Norway
    The Battle of Hastings
    The discovery of America


3. Which event marks the beginning of the Viking age?
    The Gathering of Norway
    The attack on Lindisfarne Monastery
    The invention of iron in Scandinavia
    The first rune inscriptions


4. Which of these places does not have a Norse name?
    Hafrsfjord
    Oslo
    Bergen
    Stiklestad


5. When (approximately) was America first discovered by the Vikings?
    1000
    1200
    900
    700


6. Who was the Norse god of thunder?
    Loki
    Odin
    Thor
    Frey


7. What is the Norse gods' home called?
    Midgard
    Aesgard
    Utgard
    Miklagard


8. Who is Ratatosk?
    A squirrel
    An aes
    A giant
    One of Thor's goats


9. Which of these cities has a Norse name?
    London
    York
    Dublin
    Liverpool


10. What did the Vikings believe about the rainbow?
    It was a bridge to the gods' home
    It was light reflected in moist air
    It was the road to Valhalla
    It was the edge of the world


11. What did Vikings believed happened if one sailed too far into the unknown?
    They were eaten by the great wolf Fenris
    Their souls were captured in the sea
    They sailed around, and came back to the start
    They fell off the edge of the world


12. Which of these was the first Norwegian city?
    Oslo
    Livangr
    Stavangri
    Skiringssal


13. Where did Odin come from?
    Norway
    Russia
    Britain
    Sweden


14. Who are Hugin and Munin?
    Odin's ravens
    Two indians brought back from America
    Two viking kings and brothers
    Frey's golden arrows


15. Where was a dead king buried?
    On the nearest mountain
    In a mound
    Below the floor of his house
    On the seashore


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