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

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