VIKING QUIZ
Julia Brodzinski & Mitchel Polden
TOPICS
WHAT WAS THE VIKING’S FAVOURITE
BOARD GAME?
Hnefatafl in English means
‘King’s Table’ and is played like
chess.
WHICH OF THESE QUALITIES WERE
NOT LOOKED FOR IN A WOMAN?
Vikings had slaves called Thralls to do their
work for them.
WHICH GAME INVOLVES PIECES OF
WOOD AND A BALL?
Kingy bats was a game that children usually
played standing in a circle.
WHICH OF THESE DID VIKINGS NOT
DO?
Poetry was an important part in Viking culture.
It was used to tell stories of great battles and
glorious victories.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF VIKINGS DID
NOT MAKE IT TO ADULTHOOD?
Sadly, lots of Vikings died while they were still
children. There was a massive peak in deaths in
the 40-50 year old category.
WHICH GOD WAS THE FATHER OF
EARTH?
Odin, along with being the god of Earth, is
one of the most famous Viking gods,
popularised by Marvel Comics.
WHO WAS ODIN’S WIFE?
Frigg, also known as Frigga, was supposed to be
the queen of Asgard.
WHO WAS THE FIRST VIKING GOD?
He had neither father nor mother, but was
created by a cow named Audhumla.
WHICH OF THESE WERE NOT A VIKING
GOD?
Day and Night translated into old Norse is Dagr
and Nott.
WHO WAS THOR’S WIFE?
Sif is associated with family, fertility, and
wheat.
WHO WAS THE LAST VIKING KING?
Sven became king in
1047.
WHO DISCOVERED GREENLAND?
Erik the Red discovered Greenland in 982.
WHO DID INGVAR UNSUCCESSFULY
ATTACK IN 1036 AD?
The attack went on for years when
Ingvar was finally defeated by the
Persians.
HOW DID RAGNAR LODBROK DIE?
He was thrown into a pit of vipers by
King Aella of Northumbia.
WHY WAS IVAR CALLED ‘IVAR THE
BONELESS?’
His warriors had to carry him around on
their shields.
References
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