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Viking Runes Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the older 'futhark', so named afterthe first six letters in the oldest surviving runic alphabet.

A multiple-choice quiz by harald. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
harald

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,291

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

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427

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Question 1 of 5

1. How many letters are there in the older futhark? Hint

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Question 2 of 5

2. The first rune is "Fe". What does it mean? Hint

cattle, property

rock, stone, earth

god

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Question 3 of 5

3. The runes are divided into three families. What are they? Hint

Odin, Mime and Tre's

Fr�y, Hagl and Ty's

Hinn, Nethsti and Hlutr's

Lerad, Lin and Erna's

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Question 4 of 5

4. For which occasions were runes first used? Hint

In trading

In children's stories

In war/peace agreements

In ceremonies

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Question 5 of 5

5. The oldest rune inscriptions of this kind are found in Eastern Europe from year 100 - 200 B.C.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many letters are there in the older futhark?

Answer: 24

Later, some letters merged into one, and some disappeared, and the runic alphabets in the Dark Ages are smaller.

2. The first rune is "Fe". What does it mean?

Answer: cattle, property

In Norwegian, "Fe" means cattle. (Cf. German - das Vieh).

3. The runes are divided into three families. What are they?

Answer: Fr�y, Hagl and Ty's

Fr�y is F u th a r k g w
Hagl is H n i j � p r s
Ty is T b e m l ng o d

4. For which occasions were runes first used?

Answer: In ceremonies

They are mainly found engraved on stones. Later inscriptions are clearly written by common people for less ceremonial purposes. For example; "Inkibjork unni m�r er ek Stavangri" (Ingebj�rg loved me when I was in Stavanger), which was written on a toilet wall in about 1300 A.D.

5. The oldest rune inscriptions of this kind are found in Eastern Europe from year 100 - 200 B.C.

Answer: False

The oldest runic inscriptions of this kind are found in Germany, Russia and Romania and date from 100-200 A.D.

Source: Author harald

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