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

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