For your amusement and as a test of your knowledge about the Viking's and their world, we have put together some questions for you. There are at the moment two different levels.
  • These are the simple questions. Select the questions in the frame below.
  • To the difficult questions


















Question 1.
What are the Viking's ships called?

Tallship


Longship


Broadship


















Question 2.
Did the Vikings have horns on their helmets?

NO


YES


















Question 3.
What is the name of the Viking's main God? He had one eye and an eight-legged horse.

Odin


Thor


Mars


















Question 4.
From which countries did the Vikings come ?

Sweden, Germany and Norway


Norway, Finland and Denmark


Norway, Sweden and Denmark


















Question 5.
What are the "taxes" called that the English kings were forced to pay to the Danes so they wouldn't attack them?

Danageld


Danesgold


The danish fee


















Question 6.
When was the Viking age?

Approx. between 600 - 800 AD


Approx. between 700 - 1100 AD


Approx. between 800 - 1066 AD


















Question 7.
Where on the American continent did the Vikings settle?

Maine


Newfoundland


Hudson bay


















Question 8.
In what part of France was the Viking chief Rollo offered land by the King of France to help him protect his country from other Vikings?

Bretagne


Provance


Normandie


















Question 9.
On what Island is there more Viking age silver found, than in the rest of the world?

Gotland


Ireland


Iceland


















Question Question 10.
Whose lifeguards were Vikings?

The King of France


The Pope


The Emperor of Byzantium


















Question 11.
What is the name of the first known christian missionary that came to Denmark and Sweden?

Saint Ansgar


Saint Olof


Saint Bridgit


















Question 12.
Which two cities in Russia were ruled by Viking dynasties during the Viking age?

Moscow and St. Peterburg


Kiev and Novgorod


Jekatrineburg and Vladivostock


















Question 13.
Which weekdays are named after Viking gods?

Monday, Friday and Tuesday


Saturday, Thursday and Sunday


Wednesday, Thursday and Friday


















Question 14.

What are these Viking letters called?


Cyrillics


Runes


Viking alphabet


















Question 15.
What was the symbol of the Viking god Thor?

Arrow


Hammer


Sword


















Question 16.
What was the place called where the Viking warriors came after being killed in battle?

Yggdrasil


Valkyria


Valhalla


















Question 17.
Who was the last Viking king in England? He lost the battle at Hastings in 1066 against William the Conqueror.

Harald Bluetooth


King Gorm


Harald Godwinson


















Question 18.
What is the language called that the Vikings spoke?

Icelandic


Old Swedish


Old Norse


















Question 19.
What were Birka, Hedeby and Kaupang?

Viking forts


Viking towns and trading places


Viking kings


















Question 20.
What was the name of the Viking who was the first known European on the American continent?

Eric the Red


Leif Ericsson


Harald Bluebeard