Quiz  /  Vikings

  • 1. 
    What land did the Vikings originally call home?

  • Scandinavia
  • Great Britain
  • Germany
  • Russia

  • 2. 
    What years cover the Viking Age of expansion?

  • 1000 to 1443
  • 900 to 1233
  • 500 to 1000
  • 800 to 1066

  • 3. 
    Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians?

  • Because they could not speak English
  • Because they wore helmets with horns on them
  • Because they fought with giant axes
  • Because they raided religious monasteries

  • 4. 
    What does the word Viking mean in Old Norse?

  • Bearded one
  • To raid
  • Snow people
  • Long ship

  • 5. 
    What countries did the Vikings settle during the Viking Age?

  • All of the above
  • England and Scotland
  • France and Russia
  • Germany and Iceland

  • 6. 
    What land did Leif Eriksson discover and settle long before Christopher Columbus?

  • North America
  • India
  • Africa
  • England

  • 7. 
    What helped to put an end to the Viking Age and expansion?

  • When the Vikings converted to Christianity
  • When the French defeated the Vikings at Normandy
  • When the Vikings got tired of raiding and went home
  • When the Vikings stopped making their long ships

  • 8. 
    The end of the Viking Age is often marked by the Vikings losing a battle to what peoples?

  • The English
  • The French
  • The Russians
  • The Germans

  • 9. 
    What type of ships did the Vikings use when exploring and raiding?

  • Canoes
  • Longships
  • Caravels
  • Galleys

  • 10. 
    What type of shipbuilding method did the Vikings use to build their ships?

  • Cold molding
  • Stitch and glue
  • Sheet plywood construction
  • Clinker building
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