8 History
Viking and Japanese History Quiz
Test your knowledge of Viking and Japanese history with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers a wide range of topics, from Viking settlements to the samurai code, providing an entertaining way to learn about two fascinating cultures.
- 20 multiple choice questions
- Explore Viking expeditions and Japanese traditions
- Great for students, history buffs, and trivia lovers
1.What was the geography of Scandinavia (1 mark)
Dry desert with saltbush
Icy glaciers and snow capped mountains
Mild cclimate with craggy mountains
2. Name the three countries that form Scandinavia (1 mark)
Sweden, scandinavia, scotland
Norway, sweden, denmark
Denmark, sweden, northway
3. What was the Vikings main means of travel? (1 mark)
Tinny
Goat
Longship
4. What is the peninsula that forms the main part of Denmark? (1 mark)
Mornington Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Cape Peninsula
5. What is a fjord, and which Scandinavian country is known for its fjords? (2 marks)
Noway, fjord is a tall cliff
Norway, fjord is a long and deep body of water
Norway, fjords are cliff faces
6. Explain why the Vikings expanded building settlements, and why they travelled across the sea. (2 marks)
To raid other lands for supplies, land for settlements, they had a growing population, looking for more arable land
To take women and colonise new areas
To build bunkers to avoid the war
7. In addition to Vikings being warriors, what were some of their other skills? (1 mark)
Flaying fish
Fishing, farming
Trading
8. In what years were the Vikings most powerful? (1 mark)
800-1000CE
700-1100CE
700-1000BC
9. What were Viking homes called? (1 mark)
Viking houses
Huts
Longhouses
10. What was typically in the centre of the house, and what was the benefit to that placement? (2 marks)
An old wise man, to give wisdom
A fireplace, to keep the house warm
A hot pot of food that would be added to, to feed the many mouths
What was a berserker?
A deserter of the army
A frenzied warrior that avoided pain and injury
A rabid animal that needed to be put down before its disease spread
What did berserkers believe?
That the god Odin would protect them, so they wore no armour
That their skin was impenetrable by human weapons
That they were gods themselves and could not fail
Name the 4 islands that make up Japan
Kyushu,Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
Itachi, Uchiha, Sakura, Hanata
Jiraya, Sasuke, Madara, Hokkaido
What was Buddhism? (1 mark)
A signature dish of the people of Hokkaido
The first Shogun
The main religion in Japan
What did the term 'shogun' mean?
Storm trooper
Military general
Leader of the dictatorship
Samurais used 2 weapons. Name these
Shorto and Katana
Shoto and Katena
Shoto and Katana
What was the Samurai code called, and what did it require the Samurai to do? (2 marks)
Bushido, honour to the lord, always ready for death, ritual suicide through seppuku
Buski, ritual suicide and respect for elders in the community
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