More Norse Mythology Quiz

Question: In Norse mythology, who is the giant created from the drops of water that formed when the ice of Niflheim met the heat of Muspelheim?

Answer:  In Norse mythology, Aurgelmir is the giant created from the drops of water that formed when the ice of Niflheim met the heat of Muspelheim.

Question: In Norse mythology, what is the name of the world tree, a giant ash supporting the universe?

Answer: In Norse mythology, Yggdrasill is the world tree, a giant ash supporting the universe.

Question: Who is the wife of Odin and mother of Balder as well as the goddess of marriage?

Answer: Frigg is the wife of Odin and mother of Balder. She is also the goddess of marriage.

Question: What is the cold dark misty world of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel?

Answer: Niflheim is the cold dark misty world of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel.

Question: What is the name of the unusually swift and intelligent horse belonging to a giant who offered to build a great wall around Asgard to keep invaders away?

Answer: Svadilfari is the unusually swift and intelligent horse belonging to a giant who offered to build a great wall around Asgard to keep invaders away.

Question: What is the name of the horn of the watchman of the gods, which can be heard throughout heaven, earth, and the lower world?

Answer: Gjallarhorn is the horn of the watchman of the gods, which can be heard throughout heaven, earth, and the lower world.

Question: Which companion of Odin and Thor is a cunning trickster who can change his shape and sex?

Answer: Loki, a companion of Odin and Thor, is a cunning trickster who can change his shape and sex.

Question: In Norse mythology, who is the giant wife of the sea god Njǫrd?

Answer: In Norse mythology, Skadi is the giant wife of the sea god Njǫrd.

Question: What is the name of Odin’s magical horse, which has eight legs, teeth inscribed with runes, and the ability to gallop through the air and over the sea?

Answer: Odin’s magical horse, Sleipnir, has eight legs, teeth inscribed with runes, and the ability to gallop through the air and over the sea.

Question: What is the dwelling place of the Norse gods, comparable to the Greek gods’ Mount Olympus?

Answer: Asgard is the dwelling place of the Norse gods, comparable to the Greek gods’ Mount Olympus.

Question: What is the name of the rainbow bridge that is the entrance to Asgard?

Answer: Bifrost is the name of the rainbow bridge that is the entrance to Asgard.

Question: What kind of animal draws the chariot of Freyr, the god of peace and fertility and rain and sunshine who is the son of the sea god Njǫrd?

Answer: A boar draws the chariot of Freyr, the god of peace and fertility and rain and sunshine who is the son of the sea god Njǫrd.

Question: Which animals draw the chariot of Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, battle, and death?

Answer: Cats draw the chariot of Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, battle, and death.

Question: Who wrote the Heimskringla (History of the Kings of Norway), a compilation of sagas about Norse kings?

Answer: Snorri Sturluson wrote the Heimskringla (History of the Kings of Norway), a compilation of sagas about Norse kings.

Question: Which is the most important of the Icelandic sagas called fornaldarsǫgur (“sagas of antiquity”)?

Answer: Vǫlsunga is the most important of the Icelandic sagas called fornaldarsǫgur (“sagas of antiquity”). Dating to roughly 1270, it is the first of the sagas to have been written down.

Question: What is the hall of slain warriors who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin?

Answer: Valhalla is the hall of slain warriors who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin.

Question: Who is the watchman of the gods who guards the entrance to Asgard?

Answer: Heimdall is the watchman of the gods who guards the entrance to Asgard.