gametitle='The Vikings';
questions=new Array();
questions[1]='What region is generally considered the homeland of the Vikings?~Scandinavia~Britain~France~Spain~A~1';
questions[2]='Which three modern countries make up most of Scandinavia?~Denmark Norway and Sweden~England Scotland and Wales~Finland Estonia and Latvia~Iceland Ireland and Scotland~A~1';
questions[3]='In which year did Vikings famously raid the monastery at Lindisfarne?~793~1066~800~911~A~1';
questions[4]='Where was the monastery of Lindisfarne located?~England~Ireland~France~Norway~A~1';
questions[5]='What was the main type of ship used by Vikings for long distance raids?~Longship~Galleon~Trireme~Cog~A~1';
questions[6]='What was the name of the Viking assembly or parliament?~Thing~Senate~Witan~Althingi~A~1';
questions[7]='Which Viking explorer is traditionally associated with reaching North America?~Leif Erikson~Erik the Red~Harald Hardrada~Rollo~A~1';
questions[8]='What settlement did Leif Erikson reportedly reach in North America?~Vinland~Greenland~Iceland~Labradoria~A~1';
questions[9]='Who founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland?~Erik the Red~Leif Erikson~Harald Bluetooth~Sweyn Forkbeard~A~1';
questions[10]='Which Viking king helped unite much of Denmark and Norway?~Harald Bluetooth~Ragnar Lodbrok~Canute~Olaf Tryggvason~A~1';
questions[11]='Which Danish king ruled an empire including England Norway and Denmark?~Canute~Harald Hardrada~Sweyn Forkbeard~Eric Bloodaxe~A~1';
questions[12]='What name is commonly given to the Viking warriors who fought in a frenzied state?~Berserkers~Huscarls~Legionaries~Janissaries~A~1';
questions[13]='What weapon was particularly associated with Viking warriors?~Axe~Crossbow~Pike~Musket~A~1';
questions[14]='What was the primary purpose of a Viking shield?~Protection in combat~Carrying food~Building houses~Navigation~A~1';
questions[15]='Which material was commonly used to make Viking swords?~Iron and steel~Bronze only~Stone~Copper only~A~1';
questions[16]='What was a Viking chieftain or noble leader often called?~Jarl~Khan~Duke~Consul~A~1';
questions[17]='What was the lowest social class in Viking society commonly called?~Thralls~Jarls~Karls~Kings~A~1';
questions[18]='What were free farmers and landowners in Viking society commonly called?~Karls~Thralls~Jarls~Berserkers~A~1';
questions[19]='Which Viking settlement became the capital of Iceland?~Reykjavik~Bergen~Oslo~Trondheim~A~1';
questions[20]='What was the name of the famous Viking settlement in Newfoundland?~LAnse aux Meadows~Jorvik~Hedeby~Birca~A~1';
questions[21]='Which modern country contains the archaeological site of Jorvik?~England~Denmark~Norway~Sweden~A~1';
questions[22]='What modern city developed around the Viking settlement of Jorvik?~York~London~Bristol~Canterbury~A~1';
questions[23]='Which river route did Vikings use extensively to travel toward Byzantium?~Dnieper~Rhine~Seine~Thames~A~1';
questions[24]='What name did the Byzantines commonly use for Scandinavian warriors?~Varangians~Franks~Saxons~Celts~A~1';
questions[25]='What was Constantinople known as to many Viking traders?~Miklagard~Jorvik~Vinland~Kattegat~A~1';
questions[26]='Which Viking leader became the first ruler of Normandy?~Rollo~Erik the Red~Harald Bluetooth~Ivar the Boneless~A~1';
questions[27]='What was the Viking homeland of Iceland settled mainly during the ninth century?~Iceland~Ireland~Scotland~Shetland~A~1';
questions[28]='Which Norse god was associated with thunder?~Thor~Odin~Loki~Freyr~A~1';
questions[29]='Which Norse god was associated with wisdom and war?~Odin~Thor~Tyr~Balder~A~1';
questions[30]='Which Norse god was known as a trickster figure?~Loki~Thor~Odin~Freyr~A~1';
questions[31]='What was the name of the Viking afterlife for warriors who died bravely in battle?~Valhalla~Helheim~Asgard~Midgard~A~1';
questions[32]='What was the legendary home of the Norse gods called?~Asgard~Midgard~Jotunheim~Niflheim~A~1';
questions[33]='What was the Norse name for the world inhabited by humans?~Midgard~Asgard~Valhalla~Muspelheim~A~1';
questions[34]='What was the Norse mythological world tree called?~Yggdrasil~Mjolnir~Gungnir~Bifrost~A~1';
questions[35]='What was the name of Thors famous hammer?~Mjolnir~Gungnir~Gram~Tyrfing~A~1';
questions[36]='What was the name of Odins spear?~Gungnir~Mjolnir~Gram~Skofnung~A~1';
questions[37]='What was the Viking practice of raiding and trading overseas often called?~Viking~Thing~Hird~Skald~A~1';
questions[38]='What were Viking poets and storytellers called?~Skalds~Thralls~Jarls~Huscarls~A~1';
questions[39]='Which alphabet was used by the Vikings for inscriptions?~Runes~Latin alphabet~Greek alphabet~Cyrillic alphabet~A~1';
questions[40]='What were Viking runic inscriptions commonly carved into?~Stone wood and metal~Paper only~Glass only~Silk only~A~1';
questions[41]='Which English king fought the Viking army at Stamford Bridge in 1066?~Harold Godwinson~Alfred the Great~Edward the Confessor~William the Conqueror~A~1';
questions[42]='Which Viking ruler invaded England shortly before the Battle of Stamford Bridge?~Harald Hardrada~Canute~Rollo~Sweyn Forkbeard~A~1';
questions[43]='Which Viking leader was defeated and killed at Stamford Bridge?~Harald Hardrada~Ragnar Lodbrok~Erik Bloodaxe~Ivar the Boneless~A~1';
questions[44]='Which English king defeated the Great Heathen Army at Edington?~Alfred the Great~Harold Godwinson~Edward the Confessor~Athelstan~A~1';
questions[45]='What was the Viking army that invaded England in the ninth century commonly called?~Great Heathen Army~Northern Host~Great Danish Fleet~Sea Wolf Army~A~1';
questions[46]='Which Viking leader is associated with the Great Heathen Army and the conquest of Northumbria?~Ivar the Boneless~Rollo~Harald Bluetooth~Leif Erikson~A~1';
questions[47]='What was the Viking trading settlement near present day Hamburg called?~Hedeby~Jorvik~Dublin~Lindisfarne~A~1';
questions[48]='Which Irish city became an important Viking trading settlement?~Dublin~Cork~Galway~Limerick~A~1';
questions[49]='What was the main advantage of Viking longships?~They were fast shallow and versatile~They were heavily armored~They carried hundreds of horses~They required deep water only~A~1';
questions[50]='Which event is often considered a symbolic end of the Viking Age in England?~The Norman conquest of England in 1066~The fall of Rome in 476~The signing of Magna Carta in 1215~The Black Death in 1348~A~1';