History Quiz - Viking Explorers (Answers)
The Viking, or Norse, culture is one of the main topics in KS2 history. This is the first of four quizzes on the subject and it concentrates on the Norse explorers - some of whom were traders and others pirates.
The Vikings had explored more of the world than anyone else of their era. Viking explorers were Norse warriors, traders and pirates who raided, explored, traded and settled in wide areas of Europe including Great Britain and Ireland. The Vikings came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark and were great sailors. Unlike most people of the time they were able to navigate by the stars and so cross great oceans. They travelled as far as North America, Africa and the Near East, and colonised Iceland and Greenland. All Vikings were required to own weapons as well as permitted to carry them all the time.
Take this quiz to see how much you know about Viking explorers, traders and pirates.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Viking traders and explorers
The land in Scandinavia - where Vikings came from - was difficult to farm so they looked for other ways to survive
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Before the Vikings arrived nobody lived in Iceland
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Eric got his nickname from the colour of his hair and beard
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Leif was the son of Eric the Red. He discovered America 500 years before Christopher Columbus
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The Vikings returned to North America to trade and to gather timber but they stopped living there
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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
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As well as using the sun and stars, Vikings found their way by following the coasts or looking for landmarks like islands or mountains
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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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There were different sized longships but the biggest could carry around 80 men
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When the wind dropped the men would row the ship
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