Norse Mythology Quiz
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- Which god has a magic hammer?
- Odin
- Baldr
- Thor
- Rig
- What kind of being are Njordr, Freyr, and Freyja?
- Aesir
- Vanir
- Jotuns
- Dwarves
- Who are the Norns?
- Urdr, Verdandi, and Skuld
- Odin, Vili, and Ve
- Thor, Magni, and Modi
- Asgard, Midgard, and Hel
- Life began in the emptiness that lay south of Niflheim and north of Muspelheim. What was the emptiness called?
- Hel
- Midgard
- Mirkvidr
- Ginnungagap
- The White God is the son of nine mothers, and the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge. What is his name?
- Heimdall
- Magni
- Thor
- Hagbard
- 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
- 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
- Who killed Baldr?
- Loki
- Thor
- Hodr
- Tyr
- Freyja's chariot is drawn by ...
- Goats
- Boars
- Reindeer
- Cats
- Freyr rides ...
- a golden boar named Gullinbursti
- an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir
- a shining horse named Skinfaxi
- a dog named Garmr
- 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
- Which goddess has hair of gold, made by dwarves, that grows just like natural hair?
- Frigg
- Freyja
- Idunn
- Sif
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Who is the god of poetry?
- Bragi
- Hodr
- Hoenir
- Forseti
- What is the doom of the gods?
- Thingvellir
- Ragnarok
- The Nibelungen
- Voluspa
- 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
- 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
- Who is the only one besides Odin who is allowed to sit in Odin's high seat?
- Freyja
- Frigg
- Thor
- Loki
- 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
- Which of the following is NOT a child of Loki?
- Sleipnir
- Hel
- Gullveig
- Fenrir
- 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
- 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
