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Puzzle from October 2002 Mensagenda
Donna's Diary
by Donna Myhrer
Norse Mythology
This month I thought it might be fun to see how much you know about Norse mythology,
as interpreted by Edith Hamilton in her classic book Mythology. So I have made
up a little true-or-false quiz on the subject. The answers are here.
1. The city of the Giants was Jotunheim.
2. The home of the Gods was Valhalla.
3. Odin, the sky-god, loved to eat.
4. On Odin’s shoulders perched two ravens, who flew each day through the
world and brought him back all the news of what humans did.
5. The names of Odin’s two wolves were Hugin (thought) and Munin (memory).
6. The Day of Doom was known as Ragnarok.
7. Odin gave up one of his eyes to learn the use of runes.
8. To become a poet, one could drink the skaldic mead.
9. “Val,” from which the name Valkyrie comes, means brave.
10. Thor was the most beloved of the gods.
11. The only plant that Frigga didn’t ask for an oath not to harm her son, Balder, was
an insignificant mistletoe.
12. Heimdall was the keeper of Bifrost, the rainbow bridge that led to Asgard.
13. Freyr cared for the fruits of the earth.
14. Nanna was Balder’s wife.
15. Thor was the god of thunder.
16. Freya, for whom Friday is named, was Odin’s wife.
17. The kingdom of the dead was under the sole rule of Hel.
18. The place where people lived was called Asgard.
19. The first man was made from an elm tree; the first woman from an ash tree.
20. The names of the three Norns were Urda (the past), Verdandi (the present) and
Skuld (the future).
21. A huge ash tree, Yggdrasil, supported the universe.
22. Loki was punished for plotting to murder Balder by being forced to stand in a
circle of fire.
23. Wednesday is named for Odin.
24. The Well of Wisdom was guarded by Mimir the Wise.
25. Frigga always told Odin everything she learned.
Answers here.
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