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Viking Culture Trivia Quiz

Some interesting tidbits on the early period of the Vikings, ca. 750-1000 A.D. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,254

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Vikings were perhaps the earliest culture to ice-skate. What material did they carve their skates primarily from? Hint

cattle bones

trees

carbon

granite

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Vikings practiced early-forms of Landnam, due to a series of bad crops. What does this word, for raiding translate to? Hint

land hopping

borrowing land

land raiding

land taking

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Vikings, sailing with their mighty Gokstads, invaded the aborigine peoples of Newfoundland. What was the derogatory term the Vikings used to call these people? Hint

naskeags

skraelings

scumling

tephaelings

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Vikings were good farmers, but also good at taming animals. What animal did they train to hunt ducks? Hint

red-tailed hawks

peregrine falcon

dogs

bears

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first assembly (Althing) met ca. 930 AD in which place in Iceland?

Answer: (One Word)

6. The Beothuk Indians were the first aborigine people to come in contact with the Vikings. Subsequently, they were wiped out except for one tribe. Which tribe, and their descendants, continued trading with the Vikings (furs for steel-products)? Hint

Dorset

Peyote

Apache

Navajo

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Vinland Saga, contain the voyages and adventures of the Viking's travels. What are the 2 main tales called? Hint

Greenlander, Erik the Red

Eriksson, Greenlander

Newfoundland, Eriksson

Greenlander, Icelander

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Question 8 of 10

8. What material, obtained at L'Anse aux Meadows, did the Vikings use to start their fires? Hint

Flint

Jasper

Carbon

Hematite

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Question 9 of 10

9. What were the homes, which resembled tent-houses, called? Hint

mudir

budir

snorri

hoering

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the person responsible for the Christian conversion of the Danish people, greatly influencing Gizur the White Tesson to make Christianity the main religion? Hint

Tryggvason

Thorvald the Red

Eriksson

Skallagrimson the Great

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Vikings were perhaps the earliest culture to ice-skate. What material did they carve their skates primarily from?

Answer: cattle bones

2. The Vikings practiced early-forms of Landnam, due to a series of bad crops. What does this word, for raiding translate to?

Answer: land taking

3. The Vikings, sailing with their mighty Gokstads, invaded the aborigine peoples of Newfoundland. What was the derogatory term the Vikings used to call these people?

Answer: skraelings

4. The Vikings were good farmers, but also good at taming animals. What animal did they train to hunt ducks?

Answer: peregrine falcon

5. The first assembly (Althing) met ca. 930 AD in which place in Iceland?

Answer: Thingvellier

Answer: Dorset

7. The Vinland Saga, contain the voyages and adventures of the Viking's travels. What are the 2 main tales called?

Answer: Greenlander, Erik the Red

8. What material, obtained at L'Anse aux Meadows, did the Vikings use to start their fires?

Answer: Jasper

9. What were the homes, which resembled tent-houses, called?

Answer: budir

10. Who was the person responsible for the Christian conversion of the Danish people, greatly influencing Gizur the White Tesson to make Christianity the main religion?

Answer: Tryggvason

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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