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The Vikings

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the head Viking god?
a)
Odin
b)
Thor
c)
Frost Giants
d)
Loki
2.
How did the Vikings travel?
a)
longships
b)
kayaks
c)
cars
d)
donkeys
3.
Where were the Vikings from?
a)
England
b)
Scandinavia
c)
North America
d)
Rome
4.

What is a berskerker?

a)

A really good cook

b)

A Viking warrior

c)

A big boat

d)

A dog

5.
What are Viking letters called?
a)
Runes
b)
Numbers
c)
Books
d)
Stones
6.
What three countries make Scandinavia?
a)
Norway, Denmark, Sweden
b)
Rome, Carthage, Constantinople
c)
Greenland, Turkey, Norway
d)
Gaul, Greenland, Greece
7.
Who was the god of thunder?
a)
Thor
b)
Odin
c)
Loki
d)
Freya
8.
Who was the trickster god?
a)
Loki
b)
Freya
c)
Tyr
d)
Frost Giants
9.
What was on the front of Viking longships ad why was it there?
a)
Serpents and dragons and they were put there to scare people
b)
mermaids were put there to make people happy
c)
compass to guide the Vikings
10.
What were Vikings most known for?
a)
attacking places along the coast of Europe
b)
being nice
c)
having dragons as pets
d)
creating an army larger than Rome's
11.
What was the main job of the Vikings?
a)
warriors
b)
farmers
c)
sailors
d)
blacksmiths
12.
Vikings used long stories called ________ to teach geography and history.
a)
sagas
b)
legends
c)
riddles
d)
tales
13.

Where did Viking children get an education?

a)

At a school

b)

Not formal, at home

14.
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
15.
We are the long, narrow inlets of sea located between steep cliffs through which the Vikings traveled in longboats.  What are we?
a)
fjord
b)
glacier
c)
canal
d)
wharf
16.

I am the outdoor assembly where the Norsemen met to make decisions about their town. What am I?

a)

forum

b)

consul

c)

All Thing

d)

capital building