Age of Vikings - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What land did the Vikings originally call home? Scandinavia
97%
In Norse mythology, what is the name of enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin? Valhalla
91%
What type of ships the Vikings used when exploring and raiding? Longships
85%
What years cover the Viking Age of expansion? 800 to 1066
82%
Who is is the most powerful and wisest god of Vikings? Odin
82%
Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians? They raided religious monasteries
82%
A head of which animal the Vikings were putting in front of the ship to frighten the spirits of lands they were raiding? Dragon
79%
What were the angular alphabetic characters used by the Vikings and other Germanic peoples? Runes
79%
Which Viking discovered and settled North America long before Christopher Columbus? Leif Ericson
76%
What helped to put an end to the Viking Age and expansion? When the Vikings converted to Christianity
71%
What epic poem written in England tells the story of a Scandinavian hero? Beowulf
68%
Which famous Viking discovered Greenland? Erik the Red
68%
The end of the Viking Age is often marked by the Vikings losing a battle to what peoples? The English
68%
What does the word "viking" mean in Old Norse? To raid
65%
Which European capital was founded by Viking raiders? Dublin
59%
Which kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England was the only one that remained independent of Viking rule? Wessex
56%
What is the ancient midwinter festival celebrated by the Vikings that marks the winter solstice? Yule
56%
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
50%
The world's oldest parliament was established by the Vikings in which country? Iceland
50%
According to Norse mythology he rode a horse called Sleipnir. How many legs he have? Eight
44%
Who is according to Norse sagas, the Viking famous for killing his brothers to secure his claim to the throne of Norway? Erik Bloodaxe
24%
Who is Loki in Norse mythology? God of Fire
21%
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