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Question 1
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The Master Builder

Question 3
3.

Which is NOT something the builder expects as payment?

Question 4
4.

What is Heimdall’s role among the Gods?

Question 5
5.

The Builder was not a man, but really he was what?

Question 6
6.

Where is Thor?

Question 7
7.

What is NOT used to swear oaths with the builder on?

Question 8
8.

How many more seasons did the builder want than the Gods were willing to give?

The Mead of Poetry

Question 9
9.

Which was the Ecstasy giver?

Question 10
10.

Which is NOT an ingredient in the mead of poets?

Question 11
11.

What is Kvasir born of?

Question 12
12.

Which is Not a form that Odin takes in the story?

Question 13
13.

What are Huginn & Muninn?

Question 14
14.

What two things made Kvasir wisest of the Gods?

Question 15
15.

Bolverkr is able to do the work of how many?

Freya's Unusual Wedding

Question 16
16.

Who comes up with the plan to get Thor’s hammer back?

Question 17
17.

Which is not a characteristic used to describe Thor?

Question 18
18.

Where did Thrym hide Thor’s Hammer

Question 19
19.

What pulls Thor’s chariot?

Question 20
20.

Which food was NOT served at the wedding?

Question 21
21.

Who forged Mjollnir?

Question 22
22.

What Does Thrym’s sister want as a bridal gift?

The Children of Loki

Question 23
23.

Who is Loki’s wife?

Question 24
24.

Which is NOT one of the things in Hel’s realm?

Question 25
25.

How many days does it take Thor and Tyr to get to Asgard with the children?

Question 26
26.

How many children does Loki have?

Question 27
27.

Loki’s child Jormungundr is what?

Question 28
28.

Which is NOT a component of Gleipnir?

Question 29
29.

How many times does Loki leave Asgard to see Angrboda?

Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants

Question 30
30.

What is Thialfi’s talent or skill?

Question 31
31.

Who is related to Utgardeloki

Question 32
32.

What is the source of the earth-shaking rumbling?

Question 33
33.

What does the Egil farm have to offer the Gods to eat?

Question 34
34.

What does Thor create during his drinking contest?

Question 35
35.

Which was not a Danger of the wild country?

Question 36
36.

What is the closest Thialfi comes to winning the race

Question 37
37.

What must Thialfi do to appease Thor’s anger?

Question 38
38.

What was created by Thor’s blows to try and wake Skrymir?

Question 39
39.

What is the place that the group lodges in the night after leaving the farm?

Question 40
40.

Who does Thor Wrestle?

Hymir amd Thor's Fishing Trip

Question 41
41.

Which body part is Tyr missing?

Question 42
42.

What is Tyr the god of?

Question 43
43.

How many heads does Tyr’s grandmother have?

Question 44
44.

Who or what does Thor catch on his fishing line?

Question 45
45.

How big is Hymir’s cauldron?

Question 46
46.

What does Thor use for fishing bait?

Question 47
47.

What does Thor smash Hymir’s cup on?

The Apples of Immortality

Question 48
48.

Who does Loki have a hilarious tug of war with at Skadi’s wedding

Question 49
49.

How long do Loki and Idunn walk before she grows suspicious?

Question 50
50.

What does Freya’s cloak transform the wearer into?

Question 51
51.

Who was NOT one of the three Gods exploring Jotunheim?

Question 52
52.

Who kills Thiazi?

Question 53
53.

Who was the eagle, really?

Question 54
54.

What does Loki turn Idunn into for the escape?

Question 55
55.

Who processed the apples of immortality?

Question 56
56.

Which is NOT a instrument of torture the Gods threaten Loki with?

Question 57
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Who does Skadi marry?

Question 58
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The Death of Balder

Question 59
59.

How long does it take Odin’s rider to arrive in Hel?

Question 60
60.

Who tries to bludgeon Balder with a club?

Question 61
61.

Which is not a characteristic used to describe Balder?

Question 62
62.

What is used to kill Balder?

Question 63
63.

Who normally tries to make sure Hod is included?

Question 64
64.

Who does not weep for Balder?

Question 65
65.

What name does Odin use to travel unnoticed?

Question 66
66.

Which of these figures does NOT Die at Balder funeral?

Question 67
67.

By what name does Hermod also go by?

Question 68
68.

Who tries to insure Balder’s safety?

Question 69
69.

What was Hod's disability?

Question 70
70.

Who kills Hod?

Question 71
71.

Who is Odin’s second son?

Question 72
72.

Who launches Hringborn?

The Last Days of Loki

Question 73
73.

What is used to torment Loki?

Question 74
74.

What are the gods gathered for?

Question 75
75.

What does Loki use to make the first fishing net?

Question 76
76.

What form does Loki take to escape the other gods?

Question 77
77.

What sort of mood did too much ale at the feast put Loki into?

Question 78
78.

What is used to bind Loki?

Question 79
79.

Which god is back from the dead?

Question 80
80.

What does Loki use to make his insults hurt more?

Question 81
81.

Who is killed at the feast?

Ragnarok

Question 82
82.

Where do the last two Mortals hide?

Question 83
83.

Who is the first God to die?

Question 84
84.

What is the season of Ragnarök?

Question 85
85.

Which two Gods return from the dead?

Question 86
86.

Who kills Loki?

Question 87
87.

What is Naglfar made of?

Question 88
88.

What will wake the Gods?

Question 89
89.

Loki leads an army of what?

Question 90
90.

Who is NOT A Survivor of Ragnarök?

Question 91
91.

What will stand in Asgard’s place after Ragnarok?

The Nine Realms


Niflheim
home of the Aesir
Asgard
where the light elves live
Alfheim
where the dwarfs (who are also known as dark elves) live beneath the mountains
Muspell
the world of women and men, the world in which we make our home
Midgard
where the frost giants and the mountain giants wander and live and have their halls
Nidavellir, sometimes called Svartalfheim
where the Vanir live
Vanaheim
the dark mist world
Jotunheim
the world of flame, where Surtr waits
Hel
where
the dead go who did not die bravely in battle

Gods and Goddesses

Baldur
gods of the sky and war
Njord
associated with fertility, the earth and
prosperity
Freyja
The All-father who is Omniscient and Omnipotent
Odin
Aesir wife of Odin and Mother of Baldur,
depicted as a perfect wife and mother
Nanna
Vanir god of crops and harvest, a nature deity
Hodr
Sister of Freyr, daughter of Njord and Skadi
Tyr
Giant-slayer, defender, and protector of Asgard, god of Thunder, known for his brawn
Sif
Second wife of Thor, daughter of giants; Goddess of grain and fertility
Thor
Handsome son of Sif, step-son of Thor;
Excellent hunter, skier, skater, and archer, possibly god of archery
Freyr
Courageous one who lost his right hand to Fenrir; God of war, justice, law, heroic glory, and sky
Ullr
Son of Odin and Frigg, husband of Nanna; father of Forseti; Most loved god of light, joy, purity, and the warm Summer sun
Bragi and Idun
Wife of Baldur and mother of Forseti;
Goddess of joy, peace, and the moon
Loki
Son of Odin and Frigg, blind twin brother of Baldur; god of Winter and darkness, associated with warriors
Frigg
Vanir god of seas, sailors, fishermen, and good fortune
Ǣsir
Known as “trickster” or “prankster” god and the god of fire
Vanir
The poet or “skald” of the Norse gods
Giants and other Creatures
Nidhogg
A giant, malicious wolf sometimes called “Garm”
Fenrir
Daughter of Loki and Angrboda; She has the form of a girl, but half of her is “living” while the other half is dead and decomposing
Hel
His name means “Mighty Serpent”
the Norn
His weapon of choice was a flaming sword; He is the avenger of Ragnarok and will set the end in motion by burning all the realms of Yggdrasil
Valkyries
female servants of Odin who transported the bodies of the dead to Valhalla
Ratatosk
Entities who decided the fate of all beings;
They were the most powerful of all the Norse creatures
Jormundgundr
The hawk that sits between the eagle’s eyes;
They roost in the top of Yggdrasil, above Asgard
Surtr
The squirrel that runs up and down Yggdrasil, spreading rumors and gossip, and creating discord and angst amongst the 9 realms
Vedrfolnir
The dragon that lives among the roots of Yggdrasil