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A quiz about Vikings

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Where did the Vikings got furthest to the south?

Constantinople

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Where did the Vikings got furthest to the west?

North America

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What did the Vikings sell apart from goods like jewellery, food and furs?

Slaves

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Did the Vikings settle in Newfoundland (Canada) permanently?

No, they didn't. They stayed there just for a short time.

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Why did Eric name a new land "Greenland"?

Eric hoped the name 'Greenland' would attract farmers, but not many Vikings went there to live.

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How did they find the way at sea?

They looked for the sun, knew the stars' position; the Vikings also invented a kind of sun compass

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What was the name of a Viking ship?

a longship / longboat

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What was the name of a house where Viking families lived together?

A longhouse

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Whose name were the Viking boys usually given?

A Viking boy usually took his father's name, e.g. Eric, son of Orme, became Eric Ormeson.

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What was the name of the god of thunder?

Thor

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What was the name of the goddess who ruled over love and death?

Freya

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Who was at the top of Viking society?

A king

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Where did the Vikings come from?

Scandinavia

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What was the name of an early version of today’s parliament, where the Norse people met to discuss new laws and solve arguments?

The Thing

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What was the first place the Vikings attacked on the territory of England?

A monastery (in AD793)

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What city did the Vikings found in Ireland?

Dublin

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