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Vikings Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about Vikings.

A multiple-choice quiz by mew. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mew

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,567

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3772

Last 3 plays: sally0malley (8/10), Nicobutch (10/10), Guest 73 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia? Hint

Denmark, Norway, Germany

Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Finland, Poland, Iceland

Greenland, Denmark, Norway

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Question 2 of 10

2. Leif Ericson's nickname was" Leif the Lucky".

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did Erik the Red earn his nickname? Hint

he had a long red beard

he fought in many bloody battles

he had a red wool hat

he had a bad temper

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the first European with any kind of claim to have sighted America? Hint

Bjader Herjolffson

Bjakei Herjolffson

Bjnier Herjolffson

Bjarni Herjolffson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the only person to find Vinland and winter there? Hint

Leif Ericson

Roland the Bad

Eric the Red

Bjader Bjorg

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Question 6 of 10

6. What word is used to describe a longer old Icelandic story? Hint

saga

myth

epic

yarn

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where is "L'Anse aux Meadows" located? Hint

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Labrador

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of funeral did Viking chieftains have? Hint

buried or cremated in their backyard

sent to Hawaii on a raft

sky burial

buried or cremated with his ship

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was in charge of the household when the men were away? Hint

the neighbour

the eldest male child

the wife

the father

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these renders the original sense of the word "Viking" most closely? Hint

Swedish

vampire

Germanic tribesman

raider

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia?

Answer: Denmark, Norway, Sweden

According to Wikipedia:
"The term 'Scandinavia' usually refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but Finland and even Iceland are sometimes included".

2. Leif Ericson's nickname was" Leif the Lucky".

Answer: True

He was the son of Erik the Red.

3. How did Erik the Red earn his nickname?

Answer: he had a long red beard

4. What is the name of the first European with any kind of claim to have sighted America?

Answer: Bjarni Herjolffson

However, there is only one old source for the claim and that is an Icelandic saga - which means that the source is not reliable.

5. Who was the only person to find Vinland and winter there?

Answer: Leif Ericson

Roland and Bjader are not real.

6. What word is used to describe a longer old Icelandic story?

Answer: saga

Sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families. They were written in the Old Norse language, mainly in Iceland. "Saga" is a word originating from Old Norse or Icelandic language. Saga is a cognate of the English word say: its various meanings in Icelandic are approximately equivalent to "something said" or "a narrative in prose", somewhat along the lines of a "story", a "tale", or a "history."

7. Where is "L'Anse aux Meadows" located?

Answer: Newfoundland

We know that the Vikings had been to Newfoundland because material that only the Vikings used was found there.

8. What kind of funeral did Viking chieftains have?

Answer: buried or cremated with his ship

Their ships was their most prized possession.

9. Who was in charge of the household when the men were away?

Answer: the wife

Viking women were the most respected women of their time. They could even divorce their husbands!

10. Which of these renders the original sense of the word "Viking" most closely?

Answer: raider

The word "Viking" has come to refer, in English and many other languages, to the peoples of Scandinavia as a whole between c. A.D. 750 and 1000.

In Anglo-Saxon and Old Frisian, the word was used in the sense of "pirate".

Source: Author mew

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