Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: the struggle for England quiz game

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Secret code joke

What has one eye but can’t see?

Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!

  1. Which came first?T Athelstan becomes kingQ Edward the Confessor becomes kingV Alfred defeats GuthrumA the Viking raid on Lindisfarne
  2. What were Viking ships called?E steamshipsU triremesN longshipsZ galleons
  3. Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Viking leader Guthrum in 878?H HaroldP Edward the ConfessorV ClaudiusE Alfred the Great
  4. Who was the last king of Jorvik?Y AthelstanJ Alfred the GreatV Julius CaesarE Eric Bloodaxe
  5. What did the Vikings call York?F LondiniumD JorvikR WessexA Lindisfarne
  6. Which of these countries did Vikings come from?L DenmarkY SpainU ItalyM Egypt
  7. What was the part of England ruled by the Vikings called?E the DanelawJ ScandinaviaS BritanniaU Wessex
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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: the struggle for England quiz game

Year 5 · Worksheet

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Circle the correct answer.

  1. Why did many Vikings leave their homes? there was not enough farmland     their homes were too hot     they wanted to see the Romans     they were looking for pyramids
  2. What were Viking ships called? triremes     steamships     longships     galleons
  3. In which year did the Vikings raid Lindisfarne? 1066     793     43     1666
  4. Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Viking leader Guthrum in 878? Edward the Confessor     Claudius     Alfred the Great     Harold
  5. Who was the last king of Jorvik? Eric Bloodaxe     Athelstan     Alfred the Great     Julius Caesar
  6. Who was Alfred the Great’s grandson who pushed English power north as far as Scotland? Guthrum     Eric Bloodaxe     Hadrian     Athelstan
  7. Who was chosen as king after Edward the Confessor died in 1066? Harold of Wessex     Boudica     Eric Bloodaxe     Alfred the Great
  8. Which came first? the Viking raid on Lindisfarne     Alfred defeats Guthrum     Athelstan becomes king     Edward the Confessor becomes king
  9. Where did the Vikings come from? Egypt     Italy     Greece     Scandinavia
  10. Which kingdom did Alfred the Great rule? Wessex     Denmark     Rome     Northumbria
  11. Which monastery was raided in 793, the first big Viking attack on England? Westminster     Lindisfarne     Canterbury     Iona
  12. What was the part of England ruled by the Vikings called? the Danelaw     Wessex     Scandinavia     Britannia
  13. What did the Vikings call York? Londinium     Jorvik     Lindisfarne     Wessex
  14. Which of these countries did Vikings come from? Denmark     Egypt     Italy     Spain
  15. Which king became king of England in 1042 and was known as “the Confessor”? Athelstan     Charles     Alfred     Edward

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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: the struggle for England quiz game

Year 5 · Answer sheet

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Secret code joke

What has one eye but can’t see? A NEEDLE

1. the Viking raid on Lindisfarne (A) · 2. longships (N) · 3. Alfred the Great (E) · 4. Eric Bloodaxe (E) · 5. Jorvik (D) · 6. Denmark (L) · 7. the Danelaw (E)

Worksheet

  1. Why did many Vikings leave their homes? there was not enough farmland
  2. What were Viking ships called? longships
  3. In which year did the Vikings raid Lindisfarne? 793
  4. Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Viking leader Guthrum in 878? Alfred the Great
  5. Who was the last king of Jorvik? Eric Bloodaxe
  6. Who was Alfred the Great’s grandson who pushed English power north as far as Scotland? Athelstan
  7. Who was chosen as king after Edward the Confessor died in 1066? Harold of Wessex
  8. Which came first? the Viking raid on Lindisfarne
  9. Where did the Vikings come from? Scandinavia
  10. Which kingdom did Alfred the Great rule? Wessex
  11. Which monastery was raided in 793, the first big Viking attack on England? Lindisfarne
  12. What was the part of England ruled by the Vikings called? the Danelaw
  13. What did the Vikings call York? Jorvik
  14. Which of these countries did Vikings come from? Denmark
  15. Which king became king of England in 1042 and was known as “the Confessor”? Edward

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