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Viking ships were called longships.
Viking Explorers
Viking explorers sailed across rough seas in longships, searching for new lands and trade. Test your knowledge of their journeys, raids, and discoveries in this KS2 History quiz.
1 .
How did Vikings navigate?
With a compass
They used the sun and stars
With a sundial
They used sonar
As well as using the sun and stars, Vikings found their way by following the coasts or looking for landmarks like islands or mountains
2 .
How were Viking ships powered?
Sails only
Oars only
Engine
Sails and oars
When the wind dropped the men would row the ship
3 .
How many men could a Viking ship hold?
20-40
40-60
60-80
80-100
There were different sized longships but the biggest could carry around 80 men
4 .
Who found Greenland?
Eric the Red
Leif Ericsson
Fred the Blue
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Eric got his nickname from the colour of his hair and beard
5 .
How far East did the Vikings travel?
Japan
Austria
Turkey
China
The Vikings travelled all over Europe, and into Asia. They bought things like silk, spices and wine, and sold honey, wool, fur, and
walrus ivory
6 .
Who first landed in North America?
Eric the Red
Leif Ericsson
Fred the Blue
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Leif was the son of Eric the Red. He discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus
7 .
Why did the Vikings roam?
To trade with other countries
To find new land to settle
To raid and steal gold and silver
All of these
The land in Scandinavia - where Vikings came from - was difficult to farm so they looked for other ways to survive
8 .
Why did the Vikings leave their North American settlement?
It was too cold
There was no farming land
Fights with Indians
They were homesick
The Vikings returned to North America to trade and to gather timber but they stopped living there
9 .
When did the Vikings settle in Iceland?
In the late 400s
In the late 600s
In the late 800s
In the late 1000s
Before the Vikings arrived nobody lived in Iceland
10 .
What was the name of the Viking ships?
Longships
Shortships
Wideships
Narrowships
Longships were the best ships in the world at the time. They were used by the Vikings for troop transports rather than for fighting
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