Viking Longships

Are Viking Longships long or narrow?

• Long

• Narrow

• Both

• Neither

The Viking Longships were lightweight.

• True

• False

How were the longships made waterproof?

• The wood they used was waterpoof already

• Using tar, to seal the gaps between the wood planks

• By smothering the whole ship with wax

What colour were the longships sails?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• White

• All of the above

What shape were sails on your average Viking longship?

• Triangular

• Rectangular

• Square

• Circular

How many oars did a Viking Longship have?

• 8

• 26

• 70

• It varied, the bigger the boat the more oars

The dragon like figure on the front of the boat, purpose was to scare off rivals.

• True

• False

How did Vikings manage to avoid getting lost, when they were out at sea?

• They had maps

• They used the stars

• They stuck close to shore, so if they got lost, they could just turn around and follow the shore back to their homes

Why were Viking Longships made long and narrow?

• As it made them look better

• To fit into rivers, to get into hostile lands

• It made it easier to go over waves

The vikings overlapped wood planks in their boats.

• True

• False