Norse

Question 1

Ginnungagap

Answer 1

Before the beginning of time; a bottomless abyss; separated Niflheim and Muspelheim

Question 2

Niflheim

Answer 2

Land of the dead; ice

Question 3

Muspelheim

Answer 3

Land of fire

Question 4

Ymir

Answer 4

The first living being; a giant created from life-giving drops of water and was killed by Odin and his brothers; the Nordic mythological universe was created from his blood, bones, flesh, teeth, hair, eyelashes, brains, and skull

Question 5

Aesir

Answer 5

Main gods in Norse mythology; one of the families of Norse gods

Question 6

Vanir

Answer 6

Fertility gods; one of the families of Norse gods

Question 7

Odin

Answer 7

The Allfather of the Aesir; ruler of Asgard; god of war, poetry, and magic; 2 ravens and 2 wolves; sacrificed one of his eyes in order to be able to see the cosmos more clearly and was blessed with the knowledge of the runic alphabet by hanging from the World Tree for nine days and nights; Ragnarok; swallowed whole and alive fighting Fenrir

Question 8

Frigg

Answer 8

Odin’s wife; queen of Asgard; goddess of beauty, love, fertility, and fate; power of divination

Question 9

Thor

Answer 9

Odin’s most widely known son; god of thunder; protector of humanity; wielder of a hammer named Mjolnir; known for his bravery, strength, healing powers, and righteousness; Ragnarok: fights Jormungandr and defeats it, takes nine steps before collapsing

Question 10

Loki

Answer 10

God of mischief; ability to shape-shift and take up animalistic forms; schemed to kill Baldr by giving a branch of mistletoe to Hod and tricked him into throwing it at Baldr; married to Sigyn; father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, the world serpent Jormungandr, and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir

Question 11

Baldr

Answer 11

Son of Odin and Frigg; living between heaven and earth; epitome of radiance, beauty, kindness, and fairness; believed to be immortal but was killed by Loki with mistletoe; Ragnarok: returns from Hel and lived happily with Hod

Question 12

Hod

Answer 12

Blind son of Odin and Frigg; tricked by Loki into shooting a mistletoe arrow and killing Baldr; associated with night and darkness; Ragnarok: returns from Hel and lives happily with Baldr

Question 13

Heimdall

Answer 13

Son of Odin; sat atop the Bifrost; guarded Asgard against attack; could see 100 leagues

Question 14

Tyr

Answer 14

Member of the Aesir; patron of warriors and mythological heroes; sacrificed his hand to Fenrir who bites it off when he realized the gods have bound him; Ragnarok: consumed by the monstrous dog Garmr

Question 15

Njord

Answer 15

Vanir god; father of Freyr and Freyja; associated with the sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility; married to the goddess Skadi

Question 16

Freyr

Answer 16

God of fertility; one of the most respected gods in the Vanir clan; brother of Freyja; symbol of prosperity and pleasant weather conditions; Ragnarok: fights Surtr and loses

Question 17

Freyja

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Associated with love, fertility, and beauty; most sensual and passionate goddess; chariot of cats; sister of Freyr

Question 18

Hel

Answer 18

Goddess and ruler of the Norse underworld Helheim; nurtures and houses any who enter her realm

Question 19

Vidar

Answer 19

Son of the supreme god Grid; powers were matched only by Thor

Question 20

Vali

Answer 20

Son of Odin; avenged Baldr’s death by killing Hod; bound Loki with the entrails of his son Narfi; Ragnarok: prophecized to survive

Question 21

Yggdrasil

Answer 21

The World Tree; around it exists everything else including the Nine Worlds

Question 22

Bifrost

Answer 22

The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard and Midgard

Question 23

Ratatoskr

Answer 23

A squirrel that must run acorss Yggdrasil and bring the eagles word from above to Nidhoggr below

Question 24

Nidhoggr

Answer 24

A dragon that lives at the base of Yggdrasil

Question 25

Ragnarok

Answer 25

A series of events including a great battle and natural disasters and the submersion of the world in water; after these events the world will resurface anew and fertile and the surviving gods will meet and the world will be repopulated with two human survivors; gods such as Odin, Thor, Tyr, Freyr, Heimdall, and Loki will die

Question 26

Fenrir

Answer 26

Wolf child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda; will kill Odin in Ragnarok but is killed by Vidar; foretold to cause great trouble and was bound by the gods

Question 27

Jormungandr

Answer 27

The world serpent; child of Loki; dwells in the world sea encircling Earth biting its own tail; an example of an ouroboros; when it releases it’s tail, Ragnarok begins

Question 28

Sleipnir

Answer 28

Eight-legged horse; child of Loki and Svadilfari; ridden by Odin and said to be the best of all horses

Question 29

Sigyn

Answer 29

Wife of Loki; as Loki is bound by the iron guts of Narfi, a snake drips venom on him and Sigyn catches the venom in a basin and when it fills she dumps it; venom drips as she does so which causes Loki to shake violently and create earthquakes; this process continues until Ragnarok

Question 30

Garmr

Answer 30

Associated with both Hel and Ragnarok; a blood-stained guardian of Hel’s gate; sometimes comparable to Cerberus; will battle Tyr in Ragnarok

Question 31

Surtr

Answer 31

A jotunn foretold to be a major part of Ragnarok; with his bright sword he will battle the Aesir; battle Freyr; bring forth the flames that will engulf the earth

Question 32

The Nine Worlds

Answer 32

Places in Norse mythology connected by the World Tree Yggdrasil: Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim, Muspelheim, Svartlfheim, Niflheim, and Nidavellir

Question 33

Laufey

Question 34

Eitri

Question 35

Einjerjar

Question 36

Norns

Question 37

Valkyries

Question 38

Valhalla

Question 39

Sif