Vikings - Week 1 Review

Question 1

According to the viking creation story, what was the world built from?

Accepted Answer

The Giant Ymir

Question 2

How will Heimdall wake the gods for Ragnarok?

Accepted Answer

He will blow the Gjallerhorn

Question 3

Which viking god is known as "the all-father"?

Accepted Answer

Odin

Question 4

What are the names of the first humans in Norse Mythology?

Accepted Answer

Ask and Embla

Question 5

What symbol did many vikings wear as a symbol of the god Thor?

Accepted Answer

Thor's Hammer

Question 6

What technology was essential to viking exploration and conquest?

Accepted Answer

Longship

Question 7

Ravens symbolize omniscience, and are associated with what god?

Accepted Answer

Odin

Question 8

Who are the deities responsible for human destiny?

Accepted Answer

The Norns

Question 9

What did Odin sacrifice for knowledge?

Accepted Answer

His Eye

Question 10

What eschatological (end of the world) event defines viking mythology?

Accepted Answer

Ragnarok

Question 11

What is the name of Odin's magic arm ring?

Accepted Answer

Draupnir

Question 12

When, roughly, was the viking age?

Accepted Answer

793-1066 CE

Question 13

What are the names of the first humans in Norse Mythology?

Accepted Answer

Ask and Embla

Question 14

Who is the viking god of skiing?

Accepted Answer

Ullr

Question 15

Where are the vikings primarily from?

Accepted Answer

Scandanavia

Question 16

Who guides the brave dead to Valhalla?

Accepted Answer

Valkyries

Question 17

Who creates the treasures of the gods?

Accepted Answer

Brokk, Eitri, and the sons of Ivaldi

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