Norse Mythology Quiz

This is a fairly difficult quiz that will test your knowledge of Norse mythology. We're looking for general knowledge, not tidbits you picked up from reading comic books.

Do you have superior knowledge of the gods? Do you deserve to be a poet or a jarl? Or are you shamefully ignorant, destined to be a slave or an outlaw? This quiz will assign you a place in Norse society based on your knowledge.

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. Which god has a magic hammer?
Odin
Baldr
Thor
Rig
2. What kind of being are Njordr, Freyr, and Freyja?
Aesir
Vanir
Jotuns
Dwarves
3. Who are the Norns?
Urdr, Verdandi, and Skuld
Odin, Vili, and Ve
Thor, Magni, and Modi
Asgard, Midgard, and Hel
4. Life began in the emptiness that lay south of Niflheim and north of Muspelheim. What was the emptiness called?
Hel
Midgard
Mirkvidr
Ginnungagap
5. The White God is the son of nine mothers, and the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge. What is his name?
Heimdall
Magni
Thor
Hagbard
6. Who are Borr and Bestla?
The parents of Odin, Vili, and Ve
The first humans
The humans who will survive Ragnarok
The goats who draw Thor's chariot
7. Odin, Vili and Ve killed Ymir and used his body to create Midgard. Who was Ymir?
A fire giant
A frost giant
One of the Vanir
The son of Buri
8. Who killed Baldr?
Loki
Thor
Hodr
Tyr
9. Freyja's chariot is drawn by ...
Goats
Boars
Reindeer
Cats
10. Freyr rides ...
a golden boar named Gullinbursti
an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir
a shining horse named Skinfaxi
a dog named Garmr
11. Hel, the ruler of the dead, is half blue-black and half light-skinned. Who are her parents?
Odin and Frigg
Loki and Angrboda
Dagr and Nott
Thor and Sif
12. Which goddess has hair of gold, made by dwarves, that grows just like natural hair?
Frigg
Freyja
Idunn
Sif
13. Who is Ratatosk?
Odin's horse
The dwarf who was burned in Baldr's funeral fire
The squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil
Freyr's father
14. The Valkyries select the most heroic of those who die in battle and take them to Odin's hall. What's the name of the hall?
Asgard
Valhalla
Glitnir
Folkvangr
15. How did Odin lose an eye?
He lost it to Loki in a bet
He gave it for a drink from Mimir's Well
He gave it to the blind god Hodr
It was stolen by Sigurd
16. Two of the nine worlds are the realms of elves. What are they?
Alfheim and Midgard
Midgard and Asgard
Jotunheim and Alfheim
Alfheim and Svartalfheim
17. Who is the god of poetry?
Bragi
Hodr
Hoenir
Forseti
18. What is the doom of the gods?
Thingvellir
Ragnarok
The Nibelungen
Voluspa
19. When Loki lost a bet with Brokkr, how did he prevent the dwarf from cutting off his head?
He wore a magic collar made by elves
He escaped on the magic ship Skidbladnir
He gave Thor a magic hammer called Mjolnir
He pointed out that he had not bet his neck
20. A fire giant stands at the border of Muspelheim with a flaming sword in his hand. At the end of the world, he will kill Freyr and burn the whole world with fire. What is his name?
Mimir
Bolthorn
Surtr
Fjalar
21. Who is the only one besides Odin who is allowed to sit in Odin's high seat?
Freyja
Frigg
Thor
Loki
22. Skadi chose her husband by looking at the feet of the gods and choosing the most beautiful. What god's feet impressed her the most?
Baldr's
Njordr's
Hodr's
Thor's
23. Which of the following is NOT a child of Loki?
Sleipnir
Hel
Gullveig
Fenrir
24. How did Odin discover the runes?
He drank from the Well of Mimir
He journeyed to the heart of Ginnungagap
He hung from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights
He didn't. The runes were invented by Sigurd
25. Bragi's wife is the guardian of the apples that enable the gods to maintain their youthfulness. What is her name?
Idunn
Saga
Sif
Freyja

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