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