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Age of Vikings - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 231 times
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- The average score is 15 of 22
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| What land did the Vikings originally call home? | Scandinavia | 97%
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| In Norse mythology, what is the name of enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin? | Valhalla | 97%
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| What years cover the Viking Age of expansion? | 800 to 1066 | 87%
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| What type of ships the Vikings used when exploring and raiding? | Longships | 87%
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| Who is is the most powerful and wisest god of Vikings? | Odin | 87%
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| What were the angular alphabetic characters used by the Vikings and other Germanic peoples? | Runes | 87%
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| Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians? | They raided religious monasteries | 83%
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| A head of which animal the Vikings were putting in front of the ship to frighten the spirits of lands they were raiding? | Dragon | 80%
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| Which Viking discovered and settled North America long before Christopher Columbus? | Leif Ericson | 80%
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| What epic poem written in England tells the story of a Scandinavian hero? | Beowulf | 70%
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| Which famous Viking discovered Greenland? | Erik the Red | 70%
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| What helped to put an end to the Viking Age and expansion? | When the Vikings converted to Christianity | 70%
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| The end of the Viking Age is often marked by the Vikings losing a battle to what peoples? | The English | 67%
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| What does the word "viking" mean in Old Norse? | To raid | 67%
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| Which kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England was the only one that remained independent of Viking rule? | Wessex | 60%
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| Which European capital was founded by Viking raiders? | Dublin | 57%
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| What is the ancient midwinter festival celebrated by the Vikings that marks the winter solstice? | Yule | 57%
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| Who thought that England should once again belong to Norway and that he should be the rightful King of England after Edward the Confessor died? | Harald Hardrada | 53%
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| The world's oldest parliament was established by the Vikings in which country? | Iceland | 53%
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| According to Norse mythology he rode a horse called Sleipnir. How many legs he have? | Eight | 47%
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| Who is according to Norse sagas, the Viking famous for killing his brothers to secure his claim to the throne of Norway? | Erik Bloodaxe | 23%
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| Who is Loki in Norse mythology? | God of Fire | 20%
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