Norse Mythology

Question 1

Asgard

Answer 1

Home of the Norse gods

Question 2

Balder

Answer 2

Most beloved of the gods; Odin and Frigga’s son.

Question 3

Dwarves

Answer 3

Beings living in Svartalfheim, master craftsmen who lived under the surface and to whom all jewels belonged.

Question 4

Freya

Answer 4

Goddess of love, passion, and human fertility, her possessions include a cloak that allows her to turn into a falcon, and the necklace Brisingamen. She travels in a chariot drawn by two cats.

Question 5

Frigg

Answer 5

The wife of Odin, and mother by him of Balder, Hoder, Hermod, and Tyr. She is the goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood, and often works at her loom spinning clouds

Question 6

Giants

Answer 6

great enemies of the gods

Question 7

Heimdall

Answer 7

Guardian of the Gods and the Bifrost Bridge

Question 8

Loki

Answer 8

Norse god of mischief, and a half-giant

Question 9

Midgard

Answer 9

Earth

Question 10

Norns

Answer 10

The goddesses of destiny, represented as the three sisters. The counterparts of the Greek Fates, tend the Well of Fate at the roots of Yggdrasil.

Question 11

Odin

Answer 11

The All-Father, the god of war, death, wisdom, poetry, and knowledge, rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir

Question 12

Ragnarok

Answer 12

The final battle of Norse mythology, including the great battle with the deaths of major gods

Question 13

Thor

Answer 13

Norse god of thunder

Question 14

Tyr

Answer 14

god of war

Question 15

Valkyrie

Answer 15

In Norse mythology, the maidens who conduct the souls of heroes slain in battle to Valhalla, the great hall of fallen warriors

Question 16

What were some of the customs and beliefs of the Norse people?

Answer 16

Believed in the Norse gods and value honor, bravery, and strength. They strive to die valiantly and are fishing people and craftsman

Question 17

For what gods and characters are the days of the week named?

Answer 17

SUNday
MOONday
TYRSday
ODINSday
THORSday
FRIGGday
BATHday

Question 18

According to the Norse account of creation, what were the first two elements in existence?

Answer 18

Fire and ice

Question 19

Who or what is Yggdrasil?

Answer 19

The tree that holds the nine realms of the cosmos

Question 20

Who or what is Bifrost?

Answer 20

Rainbow bridge

Question 21

What is the name of the home of the frost giants?

Answer 21

Jotunheim

Question 22

What is the name of the frozen Land of the Dead?

Answer 22

Niflheim

Question 23

From what material is the world created?

Answer 23

The corpse of Ymir (the first giant/Odin’s father)
Heaven= skull
Sea= blood
Earth= flesh
Mountains= bones
Clouds= brain

Question 24

What gives Odin knowledge of events from around the world?

Answer 24

Two ravens that represent Thought (Hugin) and Memory (Munin)

Question 25

What is the greatest tragedy of Norse mythology?

Answer 25

Death of Balder

Question 26

For what is the goddess Sif renowned?

Answer 26

Wife of Thor and her golden hair

Question 27

What is the name of Odin’s hall where valiant warriors wait for the end of time?

Answer 27

Valhalla

Question 28

What do the gods build with the help of a treacherous giant?

Answer 28

The wall around Asgard

Question 29

What price does the giant ask in return for his help?

Answer 29

He asks for the sun and moon- Sol and Mani

Question 30

Who or what assists the giant in his task?

Answer 30

Svadilfari, the giant's stallion

Question 31

How is the giant kept from completing his construction project on time?

Answer 31

Loki distracts his horse from working

Question 32

What word derives from the goddess Hela?

Answer 32

Hell

Question 33

What function do the apples of Iduna serve?

Answer 33

They provide youth to the gods

Question 34

What causes Iduna’s extended absence?

Answer 34

She's being kept with Thiazi

Question 35

What does Loki do to humiliate the goddess Sif?

Answer 35

Cuts her hair as a prank

Question 36

Where does Loki go looking for new treasures for the gods?

Answer 36

Svartalfheim, land of the dwarves

Question 37

What treasure does Loki retrieve for the gods?

Answer 37

Sif's hair, Freyr's boat, Odin's spear, Thor's hammer, golden boar, and arm rings

Question 38

What does Brokk the blacksmith wager with Loki?

Answer 38

If the god's find Brokk's creations superior, Brokk will cut off Loki's head

Question 39

What do the waters of Mimir’s well give to the drinker?

Answer 39

Infinite knowledge

Question 40

Which character may never pass over the Rainbow Bridge?

Answer 40

Thor

Question 41

What question does Odin use to defeat a crafty giant in a riddle contest?

Answer 41

What are the last words that Odin will speak into the ears of his dying son Balder?

Question 42

What disguise does Odin use when he is traveling?

Answer 42

Vegtam the wanderer

Question 43

What does Odin sacrifice to gain knowledge of the future?

Answer 43

His eye

Question 44

What treasure do the dwarves use to trick Freya into marrying them?

Answer 44

A necklace, Brísingamen

Question 45

What item does Thrym the giant steal from the gods?

Answer 45

Thor's hammer

Question 46

Which character, disguised as Freya, is almost married to Thrym the giant?

Answer 46

Thor

Question 47

While journeying to the Land of the Giants, in what odd place do Thor and his friends spend the night?

Answer 47

In a glove

Question 48

In the Land of the Giants what three tasks are given to Thor?

Answer 48

Drink from a horn, lift up a giant cat, and wrestle an old woman

Question 49

What lesson did Thor learn from his time in the Land of the Giants?

Answer 49

Not all Giants are fools and he learned more about them

Question 50

Who are the children of Loki?

Answer 50

Fenrir, Hela, Jormungandr

Question 51

Who is the mother of Loki’s children?

Answer 51

A giantess, Angrboda

Question 52

Which god or goddess makes a sacrifice for Fenrir to be bound by a magical chain?

Answer 52

Tyr

Question 53

How does Frigga try to prevent the death of Balder?

Answer 53

By making everything and everyone swear an oath to never hurt him

Question 54

What item is used to kill Balder?

Answer 54

A mistletoe spear

Question 55

Who murders Balder?

Answer 55

Hodur, tricked by Loki

Question 56

Why must Balder stay in Niflheim?

Answer 56

Loki won't shed a tear for him

Question 57

How is Loki punished for the death of Balder?

Answer 57

By being chained to a rock and having snake venom drop on him

Question 58

What is predicted to happen after Ragnarok?

Answer 58

A new world will be born, a man and woman were preserved, and Balder will rise and rule the new world

Question 59

What is Otter’s Ransom?

Answer 59

The gold and jewels to fill Otter's pelt and cover his body

Question 60

Fafnir is what type of creature?

Answer 60

A dragon

Question 61

Out of what did Sigmund draw the enchanted Sword of the Volsungs?

Answer 61

An oak tree that Odin placed it in

Question 62

The warrior Sigurd is raised by what type of person?

Answer 62

A blacksmith

Question 63

What allows Sigurd to understand the speech of animals and birds?

Answer 63

Tasting the dragon/Fafnir's heart

Question 64

What does Sigurd’s helmet allow him to do?

Answer 64

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