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Viking Expeditions to North America
Test your knowledge of the Norse explorers who ventured across the Atlantic to North America centuries before Columbus.
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- 01According to the sagas, who was the first European to sight the mainland of North America, though he did not land there?
- 02What name did Leif Erikson give to the region in North America where he established a settlement, a name meaning 'Wine Land'?
- 03What is the name of the only authenticated Norse archaeological site in North America?
- 04In which modern-day country is the L'Anse aux Meadows settlement located?
- 05Leif Erikson was the son of which famous Norse explorer, who founded the first European settlement in Greenland?
- 06What term did the Norse use to refer to the indigenous peoples they encountered in Vinland?
- 07The Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows is situated on the northernmost tip of which large island?
- 08Besides Vinland, the sagas mention two other lands discovered west of Greenland. What was the name for the 'Land of Flat Stones'?
- 09Leif Erikson's expedition to Vinland is generally believed to have occurred around which year?
- 10What valuable resource, for which 'Markland' was named, was a primary reason for subsequent Norse voyages to North America?
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Took it twice in a row, both times missed 3.
Why does this format work so well.
I'm never typing that one again.
Locked in a personal best.
Skill issue on my part.