Norse Mythology Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Two pieces of wood are found on the shore and given life, breath, and human qualities by gods. Who do they become?
Líf and Lífþrasir
Fjalar and Galar
Ask and Embla
Sól and Máni
2. The gods want Fenrir bound, but the wolf demands that one god place a hand in his mouth as a pledge. Who accepts the cost?
Baldr
Njord
Bragi
Tyr
3. Which weapon is most closely associated with Thor?
Mjölnir, the hammer
Gungnir, the spear
Skíðblaðnir, the ship
Gjallarhorn, the horn
4. A god dreams of his death, and Loki arranges for a mistletoe projectile to strike him. Which god is the victim?
Forseti
Ullr
Bragi
Baldr
5. Which dwarven smiths forged Mjölnir during a contest prompted by Loki?
Norðri and Suðri
Fjalar and Galar
Brokkr and Eitri, also called Sindri in some tellings
Vafþrúðnir and Mimir
6. A warrior falls in battle and is selected by Freyja rather than Odin. To which place would that warrior be taken?
Valhalla
Fólkvangr
Hel
Gimlé
7. What is Yggdrasil in Norse mythology?
The great tree connecting the worlds
The primordial void
The stronghold of the gods
The rainbow bridge to Asgard
8. An enemy approaches Asgard by crossing Bifröst. Which watchful god is most directly associated with guarding the bridge?
Heimdall
Njord
Tyr
Freyr
9. At Útgarða-Loki's hall, Thor drinks from a horn that is secretly connected to the ocean. What does his effort accomplish?
It weakens the fires of Muspelheim
It creates a river through Jotunheim
It causes the first winter
It lowers the level of the sea
10. A poet claims extraordinary inspiration from a divine drink once taken from the giant Suttungr. Which mythic substance does this reference?
The Mead of Poetry
The milk of the goat Heiðrún
The water of Mimir's well
The dew of Yggdrasil
11. The gods begin to age when Loki enables a giant to abduct the keeper of their rejuvenating apples. Whom must Loki rescue?
Sif
Iðunn
Frigg
Skaði
12. After Baldr's death, someone must ride to Hel and ask for his release. Who undertakes this journey on Odin's horse Sleipnir?
Höðr
Hermóðr
Forseti
Vidar
13. Huginn and Muninn are ravens who travel the world and report to which god?
Freyr
Tyr
Odin
Heimdall
14. Naglfar, the ship associated with Ragnarök, is said to be made from what?
Branches of mistletoe
Bones taken from Ymir
Gold gathered from Andvari's hoard
The untrimmed nails of the dead
15. During Ragnarök, Thor faces Jörmungandr. What is the outcome described in the myth?
Thor binds the serpent beneath Midgard
Thor kills the serpent but soon dies from its venom
The serpent survives after Thor retreats
Thor and the serpent reconcile against Fenrir
16. Which of these deities belongs to the Vanir rather than the Æsir?
Baldr
Heimdall
Njord
Bragi