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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

20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by ExploringTide123

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

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

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 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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