The tradition of theOlympic flamebegan in ancientGreece and wasrevived in themodern era in1928.The firstOlympicGames to betelevised werethe 1936 BerlinGames.In ancientGreece,athletescompeted inthe nude.Women wereallowed tocompete in theOlympics for thefirst time in the1900 ParisGames.From 1912 to 1948,the Olympicsawarded medals forart, includingarchitecture,literature, music,painting, andsculpture.The first officialOlympic mascotwas Waldi, adachshund, forthe 1972 MunichGames.Olympic goldmedals are notmade entirely ofgold; they aremostly silver witha gold plating.The concept of anOlympic Village,where athletes fromall countries livetogether, wasintroduced in the1932 Los AngelesGames.Athletes who wongold medals at the1936 BerlinOlympics receivedoak saplings alongwith their medals.The oldest person tocompete in theOlympics wasSwedish shooterOscar Swahn, whowas 72 years oldduring the 1920GamesTug-of-war wasonce anOlympic sport,last included inthe Games in1920The host countryof the Olympicsis alwaysguaranteed aspot in everysport.Until 1992, theWinter andSummerOlympics wereheld in thesame year.The Olympic Oath,taken by an athletefrom the host nationat the openingceremony, was firstintroduced in 1920.The 2020 TokyoOlympics werepostponed to 2021due to the COVID-19pandemic, the firsttime the Games werepostponed ratherthan canceled.In 2016, Syrianrefugee YusraMardini competedin the Rio Olympicsas part of the first-ever RefugeeOlympic TeamThe youngest knownOlympian wasDimitrios Loundras, aGreek gymnast whocompeted in the 1896Athens Games at theage of 10.The only cities tohave hosted theSummer Olympicsthree times areLondon (1908, 1948,2012) and Paris(1900, 1924, 2024)John Taylor wasthe first AfricanAmerican to winan Olympic goldmedal in 1908.The first modernOlympic Gameswere held inAthens, Greece,in 1896.The first Asiancountry to hostthe SummerOlympics wasJapan, in Tokyoin 1964Usain Bolt holdsthe record forthe fastest 100meters inOlympic history,set in 2008.The officialmarathon distanceof 26.2 miles(42.195 kilometers)was set during the1908 LondonOlympics.The Olympicswere canceledin 1940 and1944 due toWorld War II.The InternationalOlympicCommittee (IOC)was founded byPierre deCoubertin in 1894The modernOlympic torchrelay wasintroduced in1936 at theBerlin Olympics. The UnitedStates has wonthe mostOlympicmedals of anycountryThe five rings on theOlympic flagrepresent the fiveinhabited continentsof the world: Africa,Asia, America,Europe, andOceania.The tradition of theOlympic Truce,where all conflictsare paused duringthe Games, datesback to ancientGreeceThe tradition of theOlympic flamebegan in ancientGreece and wasrevived in themodern era in1928.The firstOlympicGames to betelevised werethe 1936 BerlinGames.In ancientGreece,athletescompeted inthe nude.Women wereallowed tocompete in theOlympics for thefirst time in the1900 ParisGames.From 1912 to 1948,the Olympicsawarded medals forart, includingarchitecture,literature, music,painting, andsculpture.The first officialOlympic mascotwas Waldi, adachshund, forthe 1972 MunichGames.Olympic goldmedals are notmade entirely ofgold; they aremostly silver witha gold plating.The concept of anOlympic Village,where athletes fromall countries livetogether, wasintroduced in the1932 Los AngelesGames.Athletes who wongold medals at the1936 BerlinOlympics receivedoak saplings alongwith their medals.The oldest person tocompete in theOlympics wasSwedish shooterOscar Swahn, whowas 72 years oldduring the 1920GamesTug-of-war wasonce anOlympic sport,last included inthe Games in1920The host countryof the Olympicsis alwaysguaranteed aspot in everysport.Until 1992, theWinter andSummerOlympics wereheld in thesame year.The Olympic Oath,taken by an athletefrom the host nationat the openingceremony, was firstintroduced in 1920.The 2020 TokyoOlympics werepostponed to 2021due to the COVID-19pandemic, the firsttime the Games werepostponed ratherthan canceled.In 2016, Syrianrefugee YusraMardini competedin the Rio Olympicsas part of the first-ever RefugeeOlympic TeamThe youngest knownOlympian wasDimitrios Loundras, aGreek gymnast whocompeted in the 1896Athens Games at theage of 10.The only cities tohave hosted theSummer Olympicsthree times areLondon (1908, 1948,2012) and Paris(1900, 1924, 2024)John Taylor wasthe first AfricanAmerican to winan Olympic goldmedal in 1908.The first modernOlympic Gameswere held inAthens, Greece,in 1896.The first Asiancountry to hostthe SummerOlympics wasJapan, in Tokyoin 1964Usain Bolt holdsthe record forthe fastest 100meters inOlympic history,set in 2008.The officialmarathon distanceof 26.2 miles(42.195 kilometers)was set during the1908 LondonOlympics.The Olympicswere canceledin 1940 and1944 due toWorld War II.The InternationalOlympicCommittee (IOC)was founded byPierre deCoubertin in 1894The modernOlympic torchrelay wasintroduced in1936 at theBerlin Olympics. The UnitedStates has wonthe mostOlympicmedals of anycountryThe five rings on theOlympic flagrepresent the fiveinhabited continentsof the world: Africa,Asia, America,Europe, andOceania.The tradition of theOlympic Truce,where all conflictsare paused duringthe Games, datesback to ancientGreece

Olympics Bingo - 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. The tradition of the Olympic flame began in ancient Greece and was revived in the modern era in 1928.
  2. The first Olympic Games to be televised were the 1936 Berlin Games.
  3. In ancient Greece, athletes competed in the nude.
  4. Women were allowed to compete in the Olympics for the first time in the 1900 Paris Games.
  5. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics awarded medals for art, including architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.
  6. The first official Olympic mascot was Waldi, a dachshund, for the 1972 Munich Games.
  7. Olympic gold medals are not made entirely of gold; they are mostly silver with a gold plating.
  8. The concept of an Olympic Village, where athletes from all countries live together, was introduced in the 1932 Los Angeles Games.
  9. Athletes who won gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics received oak saplings along with their medals.
  10. The oldest person to compete in the Olympics was Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn, who was 72 years old during the 1920 Games
  11. Tug-of-war was once an Olympic sport, last included in the Games in 1920
  12. The host country of the Olympics is always guaranteed a spot in every sport.
  13. Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.
  14. The Olympic Oath, taken by an athlete from the host nation at the opening ceremony, was first introduced in 1920.
  15. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time the Games were postponed rather than canceled.
  16. In 2016, Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini competed in the Rio Olympics as part of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team
  17. The youngest known Olympian was Dimitrios Loundras, a Greek gymnast who competed in the 1896 Athens Games at the age of 10.
  18. The only cities to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times are London (1908, 1948, 2012) and Paris (1900, 1924, 2024)
  19. John Taylor was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in 1908.
  20. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
  21. The first Asian country to host the Summer Olympics was Japan, in Tokyo in 1964
  22. Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest 100 meters in Olympic history, set in 2008.
  23. The official marathon distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) was set during the 1908 London Olympics.
  24. The Olympics were canceled in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.
  25. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894
  26. The modern Olympic torch relay was introduced in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics.
  27. The United States has won the most Olympic medals of any country
  28. The five rings on the Olympic flag represent the five inhabited continents of the world: Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania.
  29. The tradition of the Olympic Truce, where all conflicts are paused during the Games, dates back to ancient Greece