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Viking Trivia Quiz
The Vikings of Bjornstad put together this set of quizzes to test our knowledge of the Viking Age - its people, events, culture, clothing, weaponry and beliefs.  We thought we'd share it with you.  Each of the quizzes contains 25 questions and is intended to be challenging, fun and educational.  Please pardon the occasional discrepancies in the spelling of names taken from Old Norse; these questions draw upon many sources and they aren't terribly consistent in their spelling.  These quizzes are just questions with a set of answers to select from.  Not automated, unfortunately.  Tell us what you think of the questions, and if you have others to add.  Thanks to Kaleigh DuLac for Part 5.  Thanks also to Henrik Olsgaard, Will Lopez, Rick Mantegani, Ed Berland and Brian Seibert for contributing questions/answers.  It should be noted that our quizzes assume the sagas and legends surrounding the Vikings are established historical fact.  Regardless of your views on the issue, the quizzes just wouldn't be any fun otherwise.

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Fear not death, for the hour of your doom is set and none may escape it. (Volsunga Saga, c.5)

The answer preceded by *** is the correct answer to the question.

1. What is Jormundgand NOT?
  1. One of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, along with Hel and Fenrir
  2. ***The name of Olaf Tryggvason’s drakkar
  3. A snake or dragon who lives in the ocean encircling Midgard
  4. A giant fated to fight Thor and slay each other at Ragnarok


2. Which of the following was NOT one of the worlds that lay within the branches of the world tree Yggdrasil?
  1. Midgard
  2. Jotunheim
  3. Alfheim
  4. ***Utgard
  5. Helheim


3. Which rune below belongs to the Elder Rune Set and was not in use in the Younger Rune Set used during the Viking Age in Scandinavia?
  1. ***oðala
  2. hagall
  3. maðr
  4. sól


4. Which symbol is associated with Odin?
  2. ***


5. Who built the first Christian church in Iceland?
  1. Leif Eriksson
  2. Thorvald Asvaldsson
  3. ***Erik the Red
  4. Þjódhild Jorundsdottir


6. What is the name forged into over 200 high-quality Viking Swords?
  1. Brávir
  2. Aggersborg
  3. Edington
  4. Brunanburh
  5. ***Ulfberht


7. Which of the following was NOT a period of Viking Art?
  1. Oseberg
  2. ***Fyrkat
  3. Jellinge
  4. Mammen
  5. Ringerike


8. Who rode in a chariot pulled by goats?
  1. Freya
  2. Frigg
  3. Tyr
  4. Loki
  5. ***Thor


9. What was the name of the squirrel who ran up and down Yggdrasil carrying messages between the eagle on top and the serpent entwined below?
  1. Níðhǫggr
  2. ***Ratatoskr
  3. Fafnir
  4. Surtr
  5. Jormundgand


10. What was the name of Odin’s eight-legged horse?
  1. ***Sleipnir
  2. Jorvik
  3. Niflheim
  4. Völva


11. What was the name of the home of the frost giants?
  1. Niflheim
  2. Muspelheim
  3. Asgard
  4. Anaheim
  5. Midgard
  6. ***Jotunheim


12. How was Baldur, beloved son of Odin and Frigg, killed?
  1. ***The blind god Höd hurled a mistletoe spear at him.
  2. The trickster Loki gave him a mead horn filled with poison.
  3. Thor killed him with Mjöllnir, believing he was a Frost Giant in disguise.
  4. The dwarves ‎Norðri and Suðri gave him a magical woolen cloak that tore his skin.
  5. He fell on Odin’s spear, Gungnir, while drunk.


13. Which fighting technique may have been used to defeat a shield wall?
  1. Falling water
  2. ***Boar snout
  3. Flying Wedge
  4. Testudo
  5. Fighting square


14. Which country has the most Runestones?
  1. Denmark
  2. ***Sweden
  3. Norway
  4. Latvia
  5. Finland


15. What does the Oseberg ship lack?
  1. Elaborate carving
  2. An anchor
  3. ***Rowing benches
  4. A steering board
  5. Oar holes
  6. Movable deck planks


16. Which of the following are NOT a male and female couple?
  1. Thor & Sif
  2. Odin & Frigg
  3. Oðr & Freyja
  4. ***Baldr & Freyr
  5. Loki & Angrboða
  6. Loki & Sigyn


17. How many oars does a faering have?
  1. Two
  2. ***Four
  3. Six
  4. Five


18. Which of the following was NOT a battle in which Vikings took part?
  1. Stiklestad
  2. Stamford Bridge
  3. Clontarf
  4. Montemaggiore
  5. Hafrsfjord

    6. -or-
  6. ***Vikings fought in all of these battles


19. By which Old Norse word is a mail shirt known?
  1. Bær
  2. ***Brynja
  3. Fegrð
  4. Keipr
  5. Goði


20. Who was the guardian of Bifrost the rainbow Bridge connecting Asgard with Midgard?
  1. ***Heimdall
  2. Ymir
  3. Jotun
  4. Skallagrimsson
  5. Horik  


21. These woods were used for making shields, due to their light weight and spongy texture, EXCEPT for?
  1. Fir
  2. Pine
  3. Linden
  4. ***Ash


22. Which of the following is NOT a primary source of Viking history?
  1. Gesta Danorum
  2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
  3. The Russian Primary Chronicle
  4. The Poetic Edda
  5. Heimskringla

    6. - or -
  6. ***They all are


23. Which of the following was NOT a child of Loki?
  1. Hel the queen of the realm named Hel
  2. Fenrir the wolf
  3. Jörmundgandr the world serpent
  4. Sleipnir the eight-legged horse
  5. ***Baldur the brave


24. Who humiliated the male settlers and helped rout the skraelings by baring her breast and slapping it with a sword?
  1. ***Freydis Eiríksdóttir
  2. Gudrid Þorbjarnardóttir
  3. Thorfinn Karlsefni
  4. Brattahlið Grœnlendinga


25. Which of the following did NOT have a ringed fortification?
  1. Trelleborg
  2. Fyrkat
  3. Rygge
  4. ***Ribe



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