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Viking research quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When di the Vikings start to invade England?

a)

the 5th century

b)

the 8th century

c)

the 11th century

d)

the 15th century

2.

Where did they come from?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Germany

3.

Which part of England did they attack?

a)

The west

b)

the south

c)

the east

d)

the middle

4.

By 950AD they controlled how much of the country?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

10%

5.

The Vikings spoke...

a)

English.

b)

Welsh.

c)

Norweigian.

d)

Old Norse.

6.

The Viking capital city was in...

a)

Yorkshire.

b)

Cheshire.

c)

Lancashire

d)

Lincolnshire.

7.

What does Yorkshire have the most of?

a)

Viking foods

b)

Viking plants

c)

Viking animals

d)

Viking place names

8.

The Viking name for York was...

a)

Eoforwic

b)

Yorvik

c)

Yorkus

d)

York

9.

Why did Vikings change the local place names?

a)

They didn't like them.

b)

They couldn't pronounce them.

10.

If you surname ends '-son' you might...

a)

have an Anglo-Saxon family history.

b)

have a Viking family history.

11.

If your surname ends in 'ton' you might have...

a)

an Anglo-Saxon family history.

b)

a Viking family history.