WorksheetsThe Vikings
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Vikings originate?
a)
Northern Africa
b)
Northern Asia
c)
Northern Europe
2.
What occupation did most Vikings have in their homeland?
a)
farmers
b)
leaders
c)
soldiers
3.
The Vikings used long stories called ___________________ to teach about geography, navigation, and history.
a)
legends
b)
runes
c)
sagas
4.
How did the Vikings travel?
a)
longships
b)
kayaks
c)
cars
d)
donkeys
5.
Where were the Vikings from?
a)
England
b)
Scandinavia
c)
North America
d)
Rome
6.
Why was Eric the Red banished from Iceland?
a)
He killed a few people.
b)
He was mean.
c)
He fought with a jarl.
7.
We are large and slow moving bodies of ice and snow that appear around and between mountains and valleys. What are we?
a)
gulf
b)
fjords
c)
Italian Alps
d)
glaciers
8.
I am a Norseman who led the first viking expedition to Greenland. Who am I?
a)
Erik the Red
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Ingolfur Arnarson
d)
skald
9.
I am the son of Erik the Red, and I traveled from Greenland to Canada. Who am I?
a)
Norseman
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Ingolfur Arnarson
d)
Erik the Red Jr.
10.
I am the type of boat the Vikings traveled in. What am I?
a)
longboat
b)
fjord
c)
ship
d)
skald
11.
I am a person who makes things like swords and jewelry from metal. Who am I?
a)
blacksmith
b)
carpenter
c)
assembly
d)
viking
12.
Who did Viking people worship?
a)
Many gods and goddesses
b)
One god
c)
Two gods
d)
They didn't worship anyone
13.
Who left Iceland and was the first known European to settle in Greenland?
a)
Leif the Lucky
b)
Ingolf
c)
warriors
d)
Erik the Red
14.
The Vikings were the earliest known Europeans to set foot on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
Greenland
c)
South America
d)
Asia
15.
How did their boats allow them to have a quick getaway after looting a village?
a)
They were lightweight and had flat bottoms to move quickly
b)
They were lightweight and had triangular bottoms to cut the water
c)
They were heavy and that allowed them to move fast
d)
The jet engines were heavy and they had flat bottoms
16.
What was another name for the people called Vikings?
a)
Norsemen or Norse
b)
Horsemen or Horse
c)
Germanic Tribes
d)
Romans that were Greeks
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