Quiz about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons!

What was a 'Drakkar'?

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Answer explanation

Well Done if you selected a Longboat!

What is this?

• A Viking Shop

• A Viking Market

• A Viking Meeting Area

• A Viking House

• A Viking Farm House

What was perfect about Viking longboats?

• The Size

• The Shallow draft

• The Shape

• The Colour

• It was all perfect

Answer explanation

Well Done if you selected 'The Shallow draft'!

The shallow draught enabled a wave to go under the ship and lift it.

Fill in the blank. The Anglo-Saxons settled in Brittan around ___ AD

• 368

• 450

• 735

• 923

• 880

Answer explanation

If you look to the very left of the timeline image you can see where the Anglo-Saxons settled!

Fill in the blank. Most of the Anglo-Saxons that came over to Britain were __________.

• Kings

• Attackers

• Soldiers

• Cooks

• Farmers

Answer explanation

What is Dunresdage in English?

• Sunday

• Thursday

• Tuesday

• Monday

• Saturday

Answer explanation

This picture explains the days!

Fill in the blank. When a Viking died they would be buried on their __________.

• Graveyard

• Boat

• House

What 2 items did the Vikings normally eat?

• Potatoes

• Meat

• Sweetcorn

• Banana

• Fish

Answer explanation

What is the name given to the Viking alphabet?

• Latin

• Runic

• Greek

• Cyrillic

Answer explanation

Here is the Runic alphabet!

When did the Vikings begin attacking England and France?

• 1066 AD

• 1666 AD

• 1914 AD

• Around 790 AD

• 756 AD

Answer explanation

Well done if you selected 'Around 790 AD'