The Viking Age Quiz

In what year did a solitary trading vessel venture into the North Atlantic?

• 1986

• 1086

• 1886

• 986

Who was the leader of the group that may have been the first Europeans to arrive in North America?

• Leif Erikson

• Erik the Red

• Bjarni Herjolfsson

• Olaf Tryggvason

What was Greenland misleadingly named by its discoverer to attract settlers?

• A frosted paradise

• A lush oasis

• A green wonderland

• A land of plenty

Which explorer is famous for establishing a working colony in North America around the year 1000?

• Leif Erikson

• Bjarni Herjolfsson

• Erik the Red

• Sweyn Forkbeard

What was the primary slave market in Europe located in Dublin known for?

• Trading slaves

• Trading silk

• Trading spices

• Trading gold

Who was the king of Denmark that formed a North Sea empire by conquering England in 1013?

• Sweyn Forkbeard

• Olaf Tryggvason

• Harald Bluetooth

• Cnut the Great

What was the name of the greatest longship ever built, according to saga writers?

• The Long Serpent

• The Iron Beard

• The Mighty Dragon

• The Sea Stallion

Which city was considered the great city, a metropolis of hundreds of thousands during the Viking Age?

• Baghdad

• York

• Constantinople

• Rome

Who was the king of Norway known for attempting to convert other northerners to Christianity?

• Olaf Haraldsson

• Olaf Tryggvason

• Sweyn Forkbeard

• Harald Bluetooth

What was the primary reason for the Viking Age's exploration and expansion?

• Trade and plunder

• Religious conversion

• Scientific curiosity

• Colonization