Vikings

Which of the following can be used to describe the Vikings?

• great scholars
• fierce raiders
• wise peacemakers
• builders of great cities

To go "a-viking" meant to raid

• True
• False

Berserkers were the names of the Viking ________?

• Ships
• Children
• Warriors
• Helmets

The letters of the Viking alphabet were called 

• jarls
• cursive
• runes
• cuneiform

Besides carrying out raids, what did the Vikings do as they journeyed through Europe?

• They held feasts with the people they met.
• They offered people help in defeating their enemies.
• They taught people religion.
• They traded with the people they met.

Why did the Vikings take birds to sea?

• To help them find their direction when they were lost.
• to eat the birds
• to keep the birds from harm
• to keep the birds as pets

The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in 

• Australia
• Africa
• South America
• North America

Which day of the week is named after Thor, the Viking god of Thunder?

• Thursday
• Wednesday
• Monday
• Tuesday

Long stories or tales told by Vikings were known as what?

• Runes
• Sagas
• Shrines
• Berserkers

What is one reason Vikings left Scandinavia?

• spread Christianity
• Overcrowding
• Plague
• Looking for new languages