History
Ships n boats n stuff
Norse Mythology
Lang/Writing Pop Quiz!
Geography
100
What was the treasure a Viking was buried with called?
Grave goods.
100
What was the knorr used for?
Trading n stuff.
100
Who is considered the father of gods in Norse mythology?
Odin.
100
What language did the Vikings write in?
Runescript.
100
What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia?
Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
200
How did Erik the Red earn his nickname?
He had a huge, long red beard.
200
When did sailing-boats first appear in Scandinavia?
600-700 A.D.
200
Who rode a chariot pulled by goats?
Thor.
200
The word "viking" is based upon the word "vik," meaning a creek, inlet or bay. From which language does the word "vik" originate?
Norse.
200
Vinland was the name the Vikings gave to what land?
Newfoundland.
300
The Emperors of which Eastern empire employed Vikings as their bodyguards?
Byzantine.
300
What was the private boat-type? (HINT: Was used for local traveling.)
Karv.
300
What is the name of the mythical Viking afterlife?
Valhalla.
300
Many people know that the Vikings used short, straight lines to form the carved writing known as runes, but what did they call their alphabet?
The futhark.
300
Created in 930 AD, where is the world's oldest functioning legislature known as the Althing?
Iceland.
400
King Canute was the scion of the Danish royal house. Who was his father?
Sweyn Forkbeard.
400
Their longships have become an integral part of the Viking image but what were their smaller cargo ships called?
Knarrs.
400
Name the 9 realms in Norse Mythology, connected by the Yggdrasil tree.
Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, Niflheim, Muscenters, Helheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, and Vanaheim.
400
The Vikings practiced early-forms of Landnam, due to a series of bad crops. What does this word, for raiding translate to?
Land taking.
400
In 885 Danish Vikings besieged a European city with 300 ships and 40,000 troops. Which city was it?
Paris.
500
Which famous Viking explorer is believed to have reached north America around the year 1000 AD?
Leif Erikson.
500
What was the Viking navy called?
Leidang.
500
Which symbol is associated with Odin? (If pictures do not load, attempt to draw the symbol.) OR… 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?
2. 
500
What is the traditional Viking greeting?
Skål (extra 100 points for spelling).
500
What name was given to the eastern region of England, conquered and occupied by the Danish armies in the ninth century, which had its own legal customs and laws?
The Danelaw.