Grades 3–5 · British history
This quiz helps revise “Anglo-Saxons and Vikings” in British history for grades 3–5. It has 25 questions in five categories: Saxon Arrival, Saxon Daily Life, The Viking Raiders, Alfred the Great, Jorvik and Beyond. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which country takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled in Britain after Roman rule?
Along with the Angles and the Saxons, which third Germanic tribe from Denmark settled in Kent and the Isle of Wight?
In 1939, an Anglo-Saxon…
In the gameAccording to legend, which…
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Anglo-Saxon wooden houses, like this one rebuilt at West Stow, had roofs of dried straw or reeds. What is this roofing called?
Which legendary Old English poem tells the story of a warrior hero who slays the terrifying swamp monster Grendel?
In 597 AD, which…
In the gameBefore paper was widely…
In the gameWhich Northumbrian monk at…
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What narrow wooden warship with oars and a square sail, like this one found in a Norwegian burial mound, carried Viking raiders?
Contrary to popular myth, what pointed features did real Viking battle helmets never have?
In 793 AD, Viking…
In the gameIn battle, warriors locked…
In the gameWhich cunning Viking warlord…
In the gameAccording to a famous legend, what food did King Alfred accidentally burn while hiding in a peasant woman's cottage?
Which southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom was ruled by King Alfred, who is honoured by this bronze statue in Winchester?
Under a treaty between…
In the gameTo protect his people…
In the gameWhich grandson of King…
In the gameWhich hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder and storms gave his name to the weekday Thursday?
Which northern city, originally founded by the Romans, was captured by Vikings in 866 AD and renamed Jorvik?
What angular alphabet, carved…
In the gameWhich Viking king of…
In the gameIn September 1066, the…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.