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

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