1) What countries are included in Scandinavia, the Vikings homeland? a) Spain, France, Portugal b) Norway, Sweden, Denmark. c) Egypt, Ghana, Morocco d) England, Wales, Scotland 2) In what year was the first Viking raid? a) 790 BC b) 1000 AD c) 952 BC d) 795 AD 3) What were their ships called? a) Shortships b) Longships c) Narrowships d) Wideships 4) Where did the Vikings raid? a) Wessex b) Northumbria c) Londinium d) Lindisfarne 5) Where did the Anglo-Saxons hide their treasures? a) Safes b) Monasteries c) Under their beds d) In jewellery boxes 6) Name two things Vikings were good at. a) Fishing and sailing b) Hunting and eating  c) Shoe making and farming d) Cooking and building 7) What were Vikings known as? a) Norse men b) Rebels c) Deise men  d) Holy men 8) A Vikings most important weapon was a ___________ a) Mace b) Hammer c) Spear d) Sword 9) How did King Alfred of Wessex stop the Vikings from attacking? a) Fought back with spears and arrows b) Sent his men to kill the Viking leader c) Split the land and gave a section to the Vikings called Danelaw 10) What was the place they called 'The afterlife'? a) Heaven b) Valhalla c) Norseworld d) The underworld 11) What was a Viking house called? a) Longhouses b) Vikinghouse c) Norse house 12) How were the Viking and Anglo-Saxon houses similar? a) They had one room where they would eat and sleep. b) They were made of bricks c) They were made of wood and had thatched roofs. d) Animals and people slept at opposite ends of the room. 13) What would the Vikings keep in their belts? a) pouches b) knives c) food d) swords e) jewellery 14) What did Viking children do? a) Went to school b) helped on the farm c) cleaned the house d) washed their clothes e) learnt religion and history through songs 15) Who was the Chief god? a) Thor b) Freya c) Odin d) Loki 16) Who was the god of thunder, fertility, the sky and law? a) Thor b) Freya c) Odin d) Loki 17) Who was the mischievous god of chaos? a) Thor b) Freya c) Odin d) Loki e) Frey 18) Who was the mischievous god of love, beauty, fertility and war? a) Thor b) Freya c) Odin d) Loki e) Frey 19) Who is the god of fertility? a) Thor b) Frey c) Odin d) Loki e) Freya 20) What sea did they cross to invade Britain? a) Atlantic Sea b) North Sea c) Black Sea

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