Quiz on Leif Ericson and Viking Exploration

Who was the first European explorer to discover North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericson

• Erik the Red

• Bjarni Herjólfsson

In what year was Leif Ericson Day declared?

• 1964

• 1000

• 1020

• 999

Where was Leif Ericson born?

• Iceland

• Canada

• Norway

• Greenland

What was the name of Leif Ericson's father?

• Olaf I Trygvasson

• Bjarni Herjólfsson

• Leif's brother

• Erik the Red

What land did Erik the Red name?

• Vinland

• Helluland

• Markland

• Greenland

Which saga is considered to provide more reliable evidence of Leif's discovery?

• Saga of Icelanders

• Groenlendinga Saga

• Saga of the Vikings

• Eiríks Saga

What did Leif Ericson intend to do when he returned to Greenland?

• Return to Norway

• Settle in Vinland

• Convert Greenlanders to Christianity

• Explore more lands

What did Leif name the place where he settled?

• Markland

• Vinland

• Helluland

• Greenland

What year did Leif Ericson set off to find the land Bjarni described?

• 1020 CE

• 999 CE

• 986 CE

• 1000 CE

What did archaeologists discover in Newfoundland in 1963?

• Christian artifacts

• A Viking ship

• A Viking settlement

• Leif's grave