Q 01/05

Odin is usually described as having only one eye; what did he give the other one up for?

A) Wisdom

B) The love of Frigg

C) Victory in war

D) Immortality

Answer · why

A) Wisdom

He left it in the spring Mímisbrunnr, where Mímir drinks mead every morning.

Q 02/05

What are the names of the two ravens that bring Odin news of the world?

A) Ask and Embla

B) Vili and Vé

C) Geri and Freki

D) Huginn and Muninn

Answer · why

D) Huginn and Muninn

The wolves are Geri and Freki; Ask and Embla are the first humans; Vili and Vé are his brothers.

Q 03/05

Roughly what do the names of Odin's two ravens mean?

A) Dawn and dusk

B) Thought and memory

C) Fear and fury

D) Sight and sound

Answer · why

B) Thought and memory

In Grímnismál a disguised Odin admits he fears more for the second bird's return than the first's.

Q 04/05

Odin's horse Sleipnir is remarkable for having how many legs?

A) Four, but wings too

B) Twelve

C) Eight

D) Six

Answer · why

C) Eight

It is called the best of all horses and is sometimes ridden all the way to Hel.

Q 05/05

Which god gave birth to Odin's eight-legged horse, having taken the form of a mare?

A) Thor

B) Loki

C) Heimdallr

D) Freyr

Answer · why

B) Loki

The sire was the stallion Svaðilfari, which hauled stone for the giant who was building Asgard's wall.