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

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