Introduction to vikings Quiz

What is the best definition for Scandinavia?

• A region of two peninsulas in northern Europe that include the countries Norway Sweden and Denmark.

• A region in Northern Europe that is made up of Islands like Iceland, Briton, and Greenland.

• A region in Northern Europe that is made up of the counties of Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

Which words best describe the Vikings?

• Academic & Political
• Conquerors & Peaceful
• Invaders & Settlers

Why were Viking longships so effective?

• They could carry a lot of loot from raids.
• They could travel in shallow water and were extremely fast.
• They were unsinkable due to their materials.

Vikings were ___________________.

• atheists
• monotheistic
• polytheistic

Vikings discovered many lads for Europe. Which one did they NOT discover?

• Carthage
• Greenland
• Iceland

What was on the front of Viking longships ad why was it there?

• Serpents and dragons and they were put there to scare people
• mermaids were put there to make people happy
• compass to guide the Vikings

I am a Norseman who led the first viking expedition to Greenland.  Who am I?

• Erik the Red
• Leif Eriksson
• Ingolfur Arnarson
• skald

I am the son of Erik the Red, and I traveled from Greenland to Canada.  Who am I?

• Norseman
• Leif Eriksson
• Ingolfur Arnarson
• Erik the Red Jr. 

People in England and in other parts of Europe lived south of Scandinavia, and they therefore called the Viking Norsemen, which means

• Explorer
• Northemen
• horsemen
• Thor

Who left Iceland and was the first known European to settle in Greenland?

• Leif the Lucky
• Ingolf
• warriors
• Erik the Red