The Vikings

1. Which modern-day countries make up the region known as Scandinavia where the Vikings came from?

• A. England, Scotland, and Wales
• B. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
• C. France, Germany, and Spain
• D. Canada, Greenland, and Iceland

2. What was the main job of most Viking people?

• A. Only raiding and fighting wars
• B. Building giant stone castles
• C. Working as farmers, traders, and craftspeople
• D. Writing history books for other countries

3. What did Vikings actually wear on their heads during battle?

• A. Helmets with large horns
• B. Nothing at all
• C. Crowns made of gold
• D. Simple helmets without horns

4. What were the exciting tales of heroes and gods called?

• A. Sagas
• B. Comics
• C. Journals
• D. Scripts

1. Why was the 'clinker-built' design of Viking longships so successful?

• A. It made the ships heavy so they wouldn't tip over
• B. It allowed the ships to travel in both deep oceans and shallow rivers
• C. It was the only way to make the ships go faster than steam engines
• D. It made the ships large enough to carry thousands of people

2. How did Vikings navigate the open sea without GPS or compasses?

• A. They used magic spells
• B. They followed maps they bought from other explorers
• C. They tracked the sun, stars, birds, and ocean currents
• D. They only sailed when they could see the shoreline

3. Which statement best describes the Vikings' discovery of North America?

• A. They arrived about 500 years before Christopher Columbus
• B. They never traveled further west than Greenland
• C. They found North America by accident while looking for Asia
• D. They moved to North America after the Viking Age ended

4. What did the word 'Viking' mean to the people of that time?

• A. A person born in Scandinavia
• B. A job description for going on an expedition or raiding
• C. A type of professional boat builder
• D. A citizen of a specific Viking kingdom