How has yourlife beendifferent fromwhat you'dimagined?Tell a storyabout someonewho's had a bigimpact on yourlife.Reflect on atime when youchallenged abelief or anidea.Who has beenthe biggestinfluence onyour life? Whatdid they teachyou?What areyour goalsfor thisyear?What do youwant to bewhen yougrow up?If your race, ethnicity,or gender is depictednegatively by themedia, tell a storythat helps usunderstand how thisaffects you.If you communicatewho you are throughyour style, describe itand tell us how itcommunicates whoyou are.Who aresome of yourfavoriteextendedrelatives?What'ssomethingpeople wouldn'tknow just fromlooking at you?Is there somethingyou want me toknow about youthat I haven'tasked about yet?What weresome of thehappiest andsaddestmoments ofyour life?Do you haveany favoritestories abouta pet?What do youknow aboutyour heritageand ethnicbackground?What doyou likebest aboutyourself?Tell a storyabout thebest teacheryou everhad.What areyou mostproud of?Is there somethingabout me you'vewanted to knowbut haven't yetasked?Tell a storyabout aplace that isimportant toyou.Tell a storyabout anaccomplishmentfrom your past.What are theclassic familystories?Jokes?Songs?Who areyour bestfriends?What arethey like?Are there anycultural traditionsobserved by yourfamily? Why arethey important?Talk about atime youexperiencedfailure. How didit affect you?How has yourlife beendifferent fromwhat you'dimagined?Tell a storyabout someonewho's had a bigimpact on yourlife.Reflect on atime when youchallenged abelief or anidea.Who has beenthe biggestinfluence onyour life? Whatdid they teachyou?What areyour goalsfor thisyear?What do youwant to bewhen yougrow up?If your race, ethnicity,or gender is depictednegatively by themedia, tell a storythat helps usunderstand how thisaffects you.If you communicatewho you are throughyour style, describe itand tell us how itcommunicates whoyou are.Who aresome of yourfavoriteextendedrelatives?What'ssomethingpeople wouldn'tknow just fromlooking at you?Is there somethingyou want me toknow about youthat I haven'tasked about yet?What weresome of thehappiest andsaddestmoments ofyour life?Do you haveany favoritestories abouta pet?What do youknow aboutyour heritageand ethnicbackground?What doyou likebest aboutyourself?Tell a storyabout thebest teacheryou everhad.What areyou mostproud of?Is there somethingabout me you'vewanted to knowbut haven't yetasked?Tell a storyabout aplace that isimportant toyou.Tell a storyabout anaccomplishmentfrom your past.What are theclassic familystories?Jokes?Songs?Who areyour bestfriends?What arethey like?Are there anycultural traditionsobserved by yourfamily? Why arethey important?Talk about atime youexperiencedfailure. How didit affect you?

StoryCorps Great Questions - 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 has your life been different from what you'd imagined?
  2. Tell a story about someone who's had a big impact on your life.
  3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or an idea.
  4. Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What did they teach you?
  5. What are your goals for this year?
  6. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  7. If your race, ethnicity, or gender is depicted negatively by the media, tell a story that helps us understand how this affects you.
  8. If you communicate who you are through your style, describe it and tell us how it communicates who you are.
  9. Who are some of your favorite extended relatives?
  10. What's something people wouldn't know just from looking at you?
  11. Is there something you want me to know about you that I haven't asked about yet?
  12. What were some of the happiest and saddest moments of your life?
  13. Do you have any favorite stories about a pet?
  14. What do you know about your heritage and ethnic background?
  15. What do you like best about yourself?
  16. Tell a story about the best teacher you ever had.
  17. What are you most proud of?
  18. Is there something about me you've wanted to know but haven't yet asked?
  19. Tell a story about a place that is important to you.
  20. Tell a story about an accomplishment from your past.
  21. What are the classic family stories? Jokes? Songs?
  22. Who are your best friends? What are they like?
  23. Are there any cultural traditions observed by your family? Why are they important?
  24. Talk about a time you experienced failure. How did it affect you?