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. Which ancient Greek mythical figure is said to have founded the Olympics?
   Hercules
2. Which Roman emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race…even though he fell out of his chariot?
   Nero
3. The Olympics were first held to honor which Greek god?
   Zeus
4. The ancient Greeks sacrificed which animal at the conclusion of the earliest Olympic games?
   Oxen
5. In which country did the Olympics originate?
   Greece
6. The only event in the first-known ancient Greek Olympics was a footrace of what length?
   192 meters
7. In ancient Greece, a separate festival celebrating female athletes was called what?
   Heraean Games
8. What prize was given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece?
   Olive Branch crown
9. This is the name of the victory poems that were written for the winners of the ancient Olympics.
   Odes
10. In what city were the ancient Olympics held?
    Olympia
11. What was wrestlers trying to keep out of their pores?
    Sand
12. This famous hotel for wealthy visitors and officials during the ancient Olympics was named after its founder, Leonidas of Naxos
    Leonidaion
13. What was the attire for ancient Olympians?
    They competed naked
14. When was the last ancient Olympic Games?
    394 A.D.
15. 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
16. Who won the first-known Olympics in ancient Greece?
    Coroebus
17. This sport was considered the most violent of all events with only biting and eye-gouging being prohibited.
    Pankration
18. What was the punishment for breaking the rules in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
    Public whipping/Fines
19. Wrestlers covered their bodies in what in the ancient Greek Olympics?
    Oil
20. Which ancient Greek athlete won 12 titles across four consecutive Olympics?
    Leonidas of Rhodes
21. Wealthy winners of the ancient Greek Olympics could erect statues of themselves where?
    The Olympia Altis Grove
22. Which emperor banned the Olympics?
    Theodosius I
23. These people were prohibited from attending the ancient Olympics as both competitors and spectators.
    Married Women
24. The name of the race in the ancient Olympics in which competitors wore full suits of armor.
    Hoplitodromia
25. When were the first known Olympic games held?
    776 B.C.
26. The first Olympic games in Greece were held how often?
    Every 4 years
27. What was the Olympics named after?
    Mount Olympus
28. The ancient pentathlon event was a combination of which sports?
    Discus, javelin, long jump, running, and wrestling
29. The priestess of which Greek goddess was the only married woman permitted to watch the ancient Greek Olympics?
    Demeter