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Beowulf was originally written in... French, Gaelic, Olde English, Shakespearean English

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Olde English

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Who wrote Beowulf?

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Unknown

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The setting of Beowulf is...

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Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden)

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A pause in anglo-saxon poetry, used for dramatic purpose, is called...

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A caesura

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The monster who is terrorizing the Danes, whom Beowulf fights, is named...
Options: Skeletor, Kobra Khan, Grendel, Hordak

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Grendel

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Bards, or traveling storytellers of the time were called...

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scops

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Who enlists Beowulf's help?

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King Hrothgar

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The poem's hero, Beowulf, is a great warrior of...

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the Geats

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Heorot or Herot (Old English 'hart, stag') is...

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a mead-hall for food and drinks