WorksheetsVIKINGS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
When did the first Vikings invasion occur?
900 AD
810 AD
800 AD
830 AD
What language do the Vikings speak?
Old Norse
Proto-Indo-European
Dutch
British
English was highly influenced by Old Norse after Viking Invasions and Danish/Norwegian settlement in the _,_, and _centuries. Except?
7th
8th
9th
10th
Around _____ Vikings migrated to Britain.
40 000
30 000
35 000
45 000
In what language family do the Old Norse and Old English belong?
Dutch
Celtic
Anglo-Saxon
Germanic
The ______language of the Vikings was, in many ways, similar to the ____ of the Anglo Saxons.
Old Norse, Old English (Answer)
English, Old Norse
Spoken, Old English
Germanic, germanic
Which of the following were The Five Boroughs (five main towns) of Danelaw?
Derby, Lannister, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stanford
Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stamford
Wessex,Sussex, Essex, West Anglia, Wales
Derbi, Leicister, Stanford, Nottingham, and London
The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, also known as The Treaty of ______, safeguarded _______, establishing a peaceful relation.
Tuemore, peace
Wedmore, peace
Danelaw, peace
Ruemore, peace
What was one of the theories formulated by Historians that explained the migration of the Vikings to Old England?
They were overpopulated and needed new land.
They wanted to conquer Old England.
They were interested in the gold resources of England.
They wanted to share their language.
Which one of these are the vikings that took over England?
Spanish Vikings
Dutch Vikings
Danish Vikings
American Vikings
Only Scandinavians lived in the area of Danelaw.
TRUE
FALSE
The Vikings migrated from Scandinavia to Old England.
TRUE
FALSE
Before the Vikings arrived, Norway was a home of a plethora of Anglo- Saxons kingdoms.
TRUE
FALSE
The first real viking attack came in AD 800 with the attack on monastery at Lindisfarne where heathen men showed up and pillaged the monastery.
TRUE
FALSE
The population was largely Christian having been converted some centuries before.
TRUE
FALSE
It is estimated that between 600 and 900 modern English words come from Old Norse.
TRUE
FALSE
Old Norse is a classical North Germanic language.
TRUE
FALSE
Approximately 5% of English words are derived from Old Norse.
TRUE
FALSE
Old Norse had no significant influence on the English language.
TRUE
FALSE
King Guthrum rejected the Treaty of peace and waged war against the Anglo- Saxon king, Alfred The Great.
TRUE
FALSE
