Do you really know the Vikings? Find out in our Vikings trivia quiz.
True or False?
1. Vikings did not call themselves “Vikings.”
True
False
2. Many priests in England thought Vikings had come from God to help with farming and shipbuilding.
True
False
3. Vikings believed Asgard was the home of the Norse gods and it was connected to earth by a rainbow bridge.
True
False
4. The Vikings or Norsemen did not worship gods.
True
False
5. Norse children who were sickly and weak were abandoned or thrown into the sea.
True
False
6. A Viking criminal could be killed by anyone.
True
False
7. The Vikings were people of the sea so they only ate fish and seafood.
True
False
8. Vikings wore horned helmets when going into battle in order to threaten their opponents.
True
False
9. Ragnar Hairy Breeches was the last Viking King of England.
True
False
10. Prominent Vikings who died were laid on boats together with their belongings and were set on fire and pushed out to the sea.
True
False
Answers to the Vikings trivia quiz:
1. True. The use of the term “vikings” started only in the 19th century.
2. False. Priests in England interpreted Vikings and their brutal raids as punishment from God.
3. True.
4. False. They believed in many different gods.
5. True. The Vikings valued power and strength and they considered sickly children to be a burden.
6. True. Vikings who committed serious crimes became outlaws and anyone could kill them.
7. False. The Vikings ate whatever food they could grow or hunt. They raised and hunted animals, grew grains and vegetables and gathered fruits and nuts.
8. False. Helmets with horns sticking out would be impractical in combat.
9. False. It was Eric Bloodaxe.
10. True.
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