Norse Creation Myth

Question 1

In Norse mythology, before the
world was created, there was only
_______.
a) Ginnungagap
b) Asgard
c) Midgard
d) Valhalla

Answer 1

a) Ginnungagap

Question 2

Ginnungagap was the vast
emptiness between _______.
a) Muspelheim and Jotunheim
b) Niflheim and Hel
c) Asgard and Midgard
d) Alfheim and Svartalfheim

Answer 2

a) Muspelheim and Jotunheim

Personal note:
It is actually Muspelheim and Niflheim

Question 3

From Ginnungagap, two realms
emerged: _______ and _______.
a) Niflheim; Muspelheim
b) Asgard; Jotunheim
c) Midgard; Hel
d) Alfheim; Svartalfheim

Answer 3

a) Niflheim; Muspelheim

Question 4

Niflheim was a realm of _______
and _______.
a) ice; fire
b) darkness; chaos
c) light; joy
d) order; beauty

Answer 4

a) ice; fire

Personal note:
It is ice and cold. Muspelheim is fire and heat.

Question 5

From the icy rivers of Niflheim,
_______ formed.
a) mountains
b) valleys
c) lakes
d) frost giants

Answer 5

d) frost giants

Question 6

Muspelheim was the realm of
_______.
a) ice
b) fire
c) darkness
d) light

Answer 6

b) fire

Question 7

The fiery realm of Muspelheim
was inhabited by _______.
a) the Aesir
b) the Vanir
c) the Jotnar
d) the fire giants

Answer 7

d) the fire giants

Question 8

When the fire and ice of
Muspelheim and Niflheim met in
Ginnungagap, it created _______.
a) Yggdrasil
b) the World Tree
c) the Nine Realms
d) the Bifrost Bridge

Answer 8

b) the World Tree

Personal note:
a) Yggdrasil is also an acceptable answer since it is what the World Tree is called.

Question 9

Yggdrasil, the World Tree,
connected _______.
a) Asgard and Midgard
b) Midgard and Jotunheim
c) all nine realms
d) Asgard and Hel

Answer 9

c) all nine realms

Question 10

The gods Odin, Vili, and Ve
fashioned Midgard from _______.
a) the bones of Ymir
b) the blood of Ymir
c) the flesh of Ymir
d) the hair of Ymir

Answer 10

c) the flesh of Ymir

Question 11

Ymir, the first frost giant, was
slain by _______.
a) Odin
b) Thor
c) Loki
d) the gods collectively

Answer 11

d) the gods collectively

Question 12

From Ymir’s body, the gods
created _______.
a) the oceans
b) the mountains
c) the sky
d) the world

Answer 12

c) the sky

Personal note:
It was the world that the gods created. The sky was created from Ymir’s skull.

Question 13

The sun, moon, and stars were
created from _______.
a) sparks from Muspelheim
b) drops of blood from Ymir
c) tears of joy from the gods
d) the breath of Odin

Answer 13

b) drops of blood from Ymir

Question 14

The gods built a fortress called
_______ to protect themselves from
the giants.
a) Valhalla
b) Asgard
c) Bifrost
d) Nidavellir

Answer 14

b) Asgard

Question 15

The creation of the world in
Norse mythology is known as _______.
a) Ragnarok
b) Ginnungagap
c) The Great Flood
d) The Nine Realms

Answer 15

b) Ginnungagap