Norse Mythology Test

Question 1

The World tree that supports the nine worlds

Answer 1

Yggdrasil

Question 2

Asgard

Answer 2

home of the gods

Question 3

Jotunheim

Answer 3

the land of the giants

Question 4

Svartheim

Answer 4

the land of the dwarves

Question 5

Midgard

Answer 5

“Middle Earth”, the world of men

Question 6

Niflheim

Answer 6

the cold land of the dead

Question 7

Bifröst

Answer 7

The rainbow bridge that connected the worlds

Question 8

-the most beloved of all the gods
-death was caused through the tricks of Loki
-great Norse tradgedy

Answer 8

Balder

Question 9

-god of thunder
-magic girdle—> doubled strength
-magic hammer—> Mjölnir
-wife is Sif
-giants are his mortal enemies
-Thursday

Answer 9

Thor

Question 10

-god of single combat
-Tuesday
-lost one of his hands to Fenrir (wolf)

Answer 10

Tyr

Question 11

-watchman of the gods
-his horn will sound the beginning of Ragnarok

Answer 11

Heimdall

Question 12

-goddess of love and beauty
-wears necklace made by the dwarves—> Brisingamen
-battle goddess—> rides a boar

Answer 12

Freya

Question 13

-doer of good and evil
-master trickster
-good and evil, helpful and hurtful
-cross bred: god and a giant

Answer 13

Loki

Question 14

Thor’s magic hammer

Answer 14

Mjölnir

Question 15

Freya’s necklace that the dwarves made

Answer 15

Brisingamen

Question 16

-odin’s battle maidens
-carry the victorious dead to the Valhalda
-warriors wait for Ragnarok
-fight against Loki and the giants with the Aesir

Answer 16

Valkyries

Question 17

-female creatures that control fate
-see the past, present, and future
-sit at the well of Urd

Answer 17

Norns

Question 18

-enormous brutes
-always plotting to destroy the gods through tricks and traps
-they hate Thor the most

Answer 18

Giants

Question 19

-short, hairy creatures
-master craftsmen who forge the treasures of the world
-they are the makers of Mjölnir and Brisingamen
-live in Svartheim

Answer 19

Dwarves

Question 20

-the Day of Doom that will destroy the gods and the entire earth
-Loki, his children, and the giants fight against the Aesir
-The World tree will burn
- Mani (moon) and Sol (sun) will be devoured by the wolves
-there will be a new world built by new gods

Answer 20

Ragnarok

Question 21

-Odin’s wife and queen
-protector of marriage
-mother of Balder
-put a spell oh him to protect him
-sits at a spinning wheel day after day
-Friday

Answer 21

Frigga

Question 22

-Odin’s wife and queen
-protector of marriage
-mother of Balder
-put a spell oh him to protect him
-sits at a spinning wheel day after day
-Friday

Answer 22

Frigga

Question 23

Poetic Edda

Answer 23

1250

Question 24

Poetic Edda

Answer 24

1250

Question 25

Prose Edda

Answer 25

1220

Question 26

Prose Edda

Answer 26

1220

Question 27

Two ravens on Odin’s shoulders

Answer 27

Hugin (memory) and Munin (thought)

Question 28

Countries that make up Scandinavia

Answer 28

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland

Question 29

Countries that make up Scandinavia

Answer 29

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland

Question 30

The Norsemen

Answer 30

Fierce warriors and fearless sailors

Question 31

The Norsemen

Answer 31

Fierce warriors and fearless sailors

Question 32

What caused Norsemen to begin raiding Europe?

Answer 32

Overpopulation

Question 33

Scandinavian raiders

Answer 33

Vikings

Question 34

Scandinavian raiders

Answer 34

Vikings

Question 35

animal pelt wearing warriors who fought with crazy fury; they imagined they had “the spirit of Odin”

Answer 35

Berserker

Question 36

women who fought alongside men

Answer 36

Shield maidens

Question 37

What happened around 1000 AD?

Answer 37

North America was discovered

Question 38

-“Woden” -Wednesday -All Father of gods -The Bringer of rain -Hugin and Munin bring him information -traded his eye for wisdom -created a language

Answer 38

Odin

Question 39

Language created by Odin that wrote to mortal men

Answer 39

Gave Runes