CRC Ancient Olympics - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. What was wrestlers trying to keep out of their pores?
   Sand
2. Which ancient Greek mythical figure is said to have founded the Olympics?
   Hercules
3. The ancient pentathlon event was a combination of which sports?
   Discus, javelin, long jump, running, and wrestling
4. The ancient Greeks sacrificed which animal at the conclusion of the earliest Olympic games?
   Oxen
5. The Olympics were first held to honor which Greek god?
   Zeus
6. The only event in the first-known ancient Greek Olympics was a footrace of what length?
   192 meters
7. Which emperor banned the Olympics?
   Theodosius I
8. The name of the race in the ancient Olympics in which competitors wore full suits of armor.
   Hoplitodromia
9. Which ancient Greek athlete won 12 titles across four consecutive Olympics?
   Leonidas of Rhodes
10. These people were prohibited from attending the ancient Olympics as both competitors and spectators.
    Married Women
11. What was the name of the Olympic Truce (the agreement between the Greek cities that did not allow war during the Olympic games or arms to be carried into Olympia)?
    Ekecheiria
12. Which Roman emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race…even though he fell out of his chariot?
    Nero
13. What was the Olympics named after?
    Mount Olympus
14. In what city were the ancient Olympics held?
    Olympia
15. This famous hotel for wealthy visitors and officials during the ancient Olympics was named after its founder, Leonidas of Naxos
    Leonidaion
16. What was the punishment for breaking the rules in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
    Public whipping/Fines
17. Who won the first-known Olympics in ancient Greece?
    Coroebus
18. What prize was given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece?
    Olive Branch crown
19. What was the attire for ancient Olympians?
    They competed naked
20. The priestess of which Greek goddess was the only married woman permitted to watch the ancient Greek Olympics?
    Demeter
21. In ancient Greece, a separate festival celebrating female athletes was called what?
    Heraean Games
22. The first Olympic games in Greece were held how often?
    Every 4 years
23. This sport was considered the most violent of all events with only biting and eye-gouging being prohibited.
    Pankration
24. When was the last ancient Olympic Games?
    394 A.D.
25. This is the name of the victory poems that were written for the winners of the ancient Olympics.
    Odes
26. Wrestlers covered their bodies in what in the ancient Greek Olympics?
    Oil
27. In which country did the Olympics originate?
    Greece
28. When were the first known Olympic games held?
    776 B.C.
29. Wealthy winners of the ancient Greek Olympics could erect statues of themselves where?
    The Olympia Altis Grove