Viking Dublin

1

100

What was the most precious treasure of the monasteries? 

A) Their gold

B) Their books

C) Their paintings

B) Their books

200

Name two types of jewellery Irish craftsmen produced.

Gold, silver and copper

300

Vikings from which country provided reinforcements to Thorgest?

Denmark

2

100

How many longships did Thorgest arrive with?

A) 40

B) 80 

C) 120

C) 120

200

Which one of these cities did the Vikings NOT establish?

A) Belfast 

B) Cork

C) Waterford

A) Belfast

300

Which atlases did Ireland begin appearing in? 

A) Indian 

B) Arab

C) Chinese

B) Arab

3

100

In what year did Thorgest declare himself King of all foreigners in Ireland?

A) 783

B) 841

C) 894

C) 841

200

For how how many years did the Vikings rule Ireland?

A) 100 

B) 150

C) 200

B) 150

300

Where did the King of Meath defeat Olaf the Red?

A) The Hill of slane

B) The Hill of Cashel

C) The Hill of Tara

C) The Hill of Tara

4

100

What did Thorgest name Dublin after?

A) Its pools

B) Its fields

C) Its river

A) Its pools

200

How did Thorgest strike deep into the country?

A) Through roads

B) Through rivers

C) Through fields

B) Through rivers

300

Which King of Munster destroyed the Vikings?

Brian Boru

5

100

Who held spiritual power in Ireland when the Vikings arrived?

A) Archbishops

B) Abbots

C) Bishops

B) Abbots

200

Which city did Thorgest raid in 844?

A) Galway

B) Limerick

C) Cork

B) Limerick

300

What was Brian Boru's trademark instrument which became the symbol of Ireland?

The harp