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Vikings

A Saga of Ten Questions.

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  • Question of

    Of these, which was NOT known to Norse navigators?

    • Kyiv/Kiev
    • Newfoundland
    • Spitsbergen
  • Question of

    By what name did the Vikings call Newfoundland?

    • Skraeling
    • Torshavn
    • Vinland
  • Question of

    The Norse Goddess Freya or Freyja, rides a chariot pulled by two?

    • Reindeer
    • Wolves
    • Cats
  • Question of

    In English, the name of what weekday derives from Odin, the chief God?

    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
  • Question of

    The first major Viking raid on the British Isles, 793, saw which island plundered?

    • Iona
    • Lindisfarne
    • Rathlin
  • Question of

    England was often ruled, or partially-ruled, by which Nordic people?

    • Danes
    • Norwegians
    • Swedes
  • Question of

    Which of these Norsemen converted to Christianity in the mid-10th century?

    • Harald Bluetooth
    • Ivar the Boneless
    • Thorfinn Skull-splitter
  • Question of

    Name Harald’s son, who would become King of England?

    • Sweyn Forkbeard
    • Harald Hardrada
    • Cnut or Canute
  • Question of

    The Scandinavian warrior, Rollo, was granted what territory in 911 in an exchange for peace?

    • Brittany
    • Normandy
    • Isle of Man
  • Question of

    The ‘Lordship of the Isles’ (Hebrides & Western Isles) officially remained under Norwegian control, until what battle in 1263?

    • Largs
    • Oban
    • Troon

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