How manylines arein thepoem?Was theOdysseyoriginallywritten orrecited?What isHomer'sother famousepic?What is onewayrhapsodesmemorizedepic poems?WasHomerreal?in mediasresmeans...What wardoes theIliad tellabout?xeniameans...Free!What is arhapsode?How longhasOdysseusbeen awayfrom home?T or F: TheOdysseybegins at thestart ofOdysseus'journey.What is acommon themebetween theOdyssey andthe Iliad?True orFalse: Greekgods alwaysbehaved wellWhichgod didOdysseusanger?Whowrote TheOdyssey?Who isPenelope?Hubrismeans...How manylines arein thepoem?Was theOdysseyoriginallywritten orrecited?What isHomer'sother famousepic?What is onewayrhapsodesmemorizedepic poems?WasHomerreal?in mediasresmeans...What wardoes theIliad tellabout?xeniameans...Free!What is arhapsode?How longhasOdysseusbeen awayfrom home?T or F: TheOdysseybegins at thestart ofOdysseus'journey.What is acommon themebetween theOdyssey andthe Iliad?True orFalse: Greekgods alwaysbehaved wellWhichgod didOdysseusanger?Whowrote TheOdyssey?Who isPenelope?Hubrismeans...

The Odyssey Background Knowledge - 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.


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  1. How many lines are in the poem?
  2. Was the Odyssey originally written or recited?
  3. What is Homer's other famous epic?
  4. What is one way rhapsodes memorized epic poems?
  5. Was Homer real?
  6. in medias res means...
  7. What war does the Iliad tell about?
  8. xenia means...
  9. Free!
  10. What is a rhapsode?
  11. How long has Odysseus been away from home?
  12. T or F: The Odyssey begins at the start of Odysseus' journey.
  13. What is a common theme between the Odyssey and the Iliad?
  14. True or False: Greek gods always behaved well
  15. Which god did Odysseus anger?
  16. Who wrote The Odyssey?
  17. Who is Penelope?
  18. Hubris means...