Thor quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Due to a fly biting the blacksmith, what flaw does Thor's hammer Mjölnir have?

   Answer: Short handle

   Why: Loki shape-shifted into a fly to bite the blacksmith's eye, causing him to pause pumping the bellows just before completion.

2. 2 Medium

   What was the name of Thor's daughter?

   Answer: Thrúd

   Why: Skalds could name Thor simply the father of Thrud, and the poem Grimnismal gives the same name to one of the valkyries in Valhalla.

3. 3 Hard

   What small object did the giant Skrymir claim hit his head?

   Answer: An acorn

   Why: Thor struck three blows that night; Skrymir shrugged them off as a leaf, an acorn and something birds had shaken loose overhead.

4. 4 Easy

   What trickster god often travels with Thor in Norse mythology?

   Answer: Loki

   Why: Despite causing constant trouble for the gods, Loki's quick thinking often helped Thor recover lost treasures, including Mjölnir.

5. 5 Medium

   In which realm were the dwarves who forged Mjölnir located?

   Answer: Svartalfheim

   Why: Only Snorri's Prose Edda names Svartalfheim; the older poem Völuspá puts the golden hall of Sindri's kin in Nidavellir instead.

6. 6 Hard

   Which old woman did Thor wrestle in a contest against aging?

   Answer: Elli

   Why: Utgarda-Loki called her his aged foster mother; after Thor sank to one knee he admitted she was old age, which throws everyone.