Quiz
1. What advantage did narrow longboats give the Vikings?
- They were shallow and light to carry.
- They were huge and heavily gunned.
- They were shallow, but too heavy to carry.
- They could only sail in deep water.
2. What kind of bird appeared on Viking flags?
- Eagle
- Hawk
- Raven
- Seagull
3. Which countries began as three Viking kingdoms?
4. When a wealthy Viking died, what was she or he placed inside before burial?
- A coffin
- A ship
- A chariot
- An urn
5. Which Norseman (Norwegian) discovered America?
- Eric the Red
- Freydis Eiriksdóttir
- Queen Christina
- Leif Ericsson
6. Natives in what North American land were attacked by Freydis Eiriksdóttir and her warriors?
- Iceland
- Newfoundland
- Quebec
- British Columbia
7. Viking warriors believed in Valkyries. What were they?
8. When did the Vikings begin raiding England and France?
- c. 790 A.D.
- c. 1060 A.D.
- c. 520 A.D.
- c. 1570 A.D.
9. How many symbols are their in the Viking runic alphabet?
- 15
- 16
- 150
- 1,600
10. What Middle Eastern city traded silver with the Vikings, who prized it greatly?
- Baghdad
- Constantinople
- Staraja Ladoga
- Tehran
2. What kind of bird appeared on Viking flags?
Raven
4. When a wealthy Viking died, what was she or he placed inside before burial?
A ship
5. Which Norseman (Norwegian) discovered America?
Leif Ericsson
6. Natives in what North American land were attacked by Freydis Eiriksdóttir and her warriors?
Newfoundland
9. How many symbols are their in the Viking runic alphabet?
16
10. What Middle Eastern city traded silver with the Vikings, who prized it greatly?
Baghdad