Statistics for History Quiz: Vikings

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What was the name of the part of England where the Danes held sway?	Danelaw	72%
Which of these creatures did the Vikings not believe in?	Griffin	69%
Which of these wasn't attacked by Vikings?	Barcelona	66%
Which of these doesn't describe one of the Nine Worlds of Norse cosmology?	Realm of Serpents	59%
Runic inscriptions were found on which famous Turkish landmark?	Hagia Sophia	57%
What was the maximum speed for a Viking longship?	15 knots	56%
Who belonged the Jelling dynasty?	Cnut the Great	50%
Which of these isn't the first name of a child of Erik the Red?	Harald	50%
Which of these mythological creatures is closest to the Norse draugr?	Zombie	49%
Which of these wasn't a real Viking?	Völgarr	41%
Runic inscriptions were also found on a statue of which animal, currently in Venice?	Lion	32%
Which type of longship was the smallest?	Karvi	24%
Which of these Viking trading towns still exists today?	Ribe	24%
Harald Bluetooth built several large what?	Forts	21%
Vikings believed that half of those who died in combat would go to Valhalla. Where would the other half go?	Fólkvangr	18%

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