The Vikings Are Coming... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hagar the Horrible

Hagar the Horrible is a Norwegian viking who is portrayed as scruffy, overweight and with a red beard. He appears in the comic strip of the same name, was created by Dik Browne and first appeared in February 1973. When Dik Browne retired in 1988 his son Chris Browne took over creating the comic strip. The strip is syndicated in many newspaper both in the USA and around the world.

Answer: Terry Jones

'The Saga of Erik the Viking' was published in 1983. It tells the story of a viking named Erik who goes in search of "the land where the sun goes at night". The novel recounts the adventures he and his men have during the search including encountering sea monsters and giants. Terry Jones loosely adapted the book into a film called 'Erik the Viking' in 1989 which featured similar characters but a different plot.

Answer: Vinland Saga

The Vinland Saga is a japanese manga series started by Makoto Yukimura in 2005. Despite Vinland referring to the area of North America where the viking Leif Erikson landed in circa 1000AD the manga is actually set in Viking controlled England around the start of the 11th Century.

The series depicts the rise to power of King Cnut the Great who was a real life viking king of Denmark, England and Norway and is most famously known for the story of how he tried to hold back the tide.

Answer: Smallfilms

Smallfilms was started by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin and was responsible for many classic British children's TV programs including 'The Clangers', 'Ivor the Engine' and 'Bagpuss'. 'Noggin the Nog' was first aired in the 1960s in black and white and a second run was aired during the 1970s, this time in colour. Noggin is the kind and simple king of the Northmen who often has to get out of trouble caused by his chief enemy Nogbad the bad.

The visual style of the animation is said to have been influenced by the Lewis Chessmen, viking age chess pieces which Peter Firmin saw at the British Museum.

Answer: Valhalla Rising

'Valhalla Rising' is an English language film from the Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn released in 2009. It tells the story of One-Eye and a boy who travel with a band of Christian Crusaders to find the Holy Land but instead end up in North America. The Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen plays One-Eye in the film.

Answer: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a teenaged viking who first appeared in the novel 'How to Train Your Dragon' by Cressida Cowell and appears in subsequent volumes in the series. The character is also the main character of the 2010 film 'How to Train Your Dragon' which is based loosely on the Cowell's novel, a sequel was released in 2013.

As well as the books and films Hiccup also features in the 'How to Train Your Dragon' video game and an animated TV series called simply 'Dragons'.

Answer: True

The video game 'Jotun' was released for PC in 2015 and for the Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One consoles in September 2016. The game is centered around the character of Thora, a viking woman who has recently died and is trying to get to Valhalla. To achieve this she must impress the Norse Gods by fighting them.

Answer: The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent

'The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent', also known by the shorter title 'The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent' is a 1957 film by Roger Corman. The film was released as a double feature along with the movie 'The Astounding She-Monster'. Corman has said he wanted to make the film after seeing a presentation about what could be achieved with special effects but that due to budget constraints much of what he wanted to do wasn't possible.

The story of the film revolves around a group of viking women who go in search of their missing men and end up getting captured by the same barbarians who have captured their men.

Despite appearing prominently in the title the giant sea serpent only has a small role in the movie.

Answer: Ragnar Lothbrok

'Vikings' first aired in 2013. The series features viking Ragnar Lothbrok and was inspired by the Norse sagas in which he features. The series is set early in the viking period, around the time of their raid on the island of Lindisfarne in north east England which took place in the year 793.

Answer: Bernard Cornwell

'The Last Kingdom' is the first novel in Bernard Cornwell's 'Saxon Tales' series. The novel is set in 9th/10th century Britain and centres around a Saxon lord captured by Viking invaders. 'The Last Kingdom' and the second novel in the series 'The Pale Horseman' were adapted for TV in the UK by the BBC and first shown in 2015 under the title 'The Last Kingdom'.