What do youwant to bewhen yougrow up?Are there anycultural traditionsobserved by yourfamily? Why arethey important?Do you haveany favoritestories abouta pet?Is there somethingyou want me toknow about youthat I haven'tasked about yet?What areyour goalsfor thisyear?What are theclassic familystories?Jokes?Songs?Talk about atime youexperiencedfailure. How didit affect you?What doyou likebest aboutyourself?What areyou mostproud of?Tell a storyabout thebest teacheryou everhad.Who has beenthe biggestinfluence onyour life? Whatdid they teachyou?If your race, ethnicity,or gender is depictednegatively by themedia, tell a storythat helps usunderstand how thisaffects you.Tell a storyabout aplace that isimportant toyou.What do youknow aboutyour heritageand ethnicbackground?If you communicatewho you are throughyour style, describe itand tell us how itcommunicates whoyou are.Tell a storyabout anaccomplishmentfrom your past.Who aresome of yourfavoriteextendedrelatives?How has yourlife beendifferent fromwhat you'dimagined?Is there somethingabout me you'vewanted to knowbut haven't yetasked?Tell a storyabout someonewho's had a bigimpact on yourlife.What weresome of thehappiest andsaddestmoments ofyour life?Reflect on atime when youchallenged abelief or anidea.Who areyour bestfriends?What arethey like?What'ssomethingpeople wouldn'tknow just fromlooking at you?What do youwant to bewhen yougrow up?Are there anycultural traditionsobserved by yourfamily? Why arethey important?Do you haveany favoritestories abouta pet?Is there somethingyou want me toknow about youthat I haven'tasked about yet?What areyour goalsfor thisyear?What are theclassic familystories?Jokes?Songs?Talk about atime youexperiencedfailure. How didit affect you?What doyou likebest aboutyourself?What areyou mostproud of?Tell a storyabout thebest teacheryou everhad.Who has beenthe biggestinfluence onyour life? Whatdid they teachyou?If your race, ethnicity,or gender is depictednegatively by themedia, tell a storythat helps usunderstand how thisaffects you.Tell a storyabout aplace that isimportant toyou.What do youknow aboutyour heritageand ethnicbackground?If you communicatewho you are throughyour style, describe itand tell us how itcommunicates whoyou are.Tell a storyabout anaccomplishmentfrom your past.Who aresome of yourfavoriteextendedrelatives?How has yourlife beendifferent fromwhat you'dimagined?Is there somethingabout me you'vewanted to knowbut haven't yetasked?Tell a storyabout someonewho's had a bigimpact on yourlife.What weresome of thehappiest andsaddestmoments ofyour life?Reflect on atime when youchallenged abelief or anidea.Who areyour bestfriends?What arethey like?What'ssomethingpeople wouldn'tknow just fromlooking at 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. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  2. Are there any cultural traditions observed by your family? Why are they important?
  3. Do you have any favorite stories about a pet?
  4. Is there something you want me to know about you that I haven't asked about yet?
  5. What are your goals for this year?
  6. What are the classic family stories? Jokes? Songs?
  7. Talk about a time you experienced failure. How did it affect you?
  8. What do you like best about yourself?
  9. What are you most proud of?
  10. Tell a story about the best teacher you ever had.
  11. Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What did they teach you?
  12. If your race, ethnicity, or gender is depicted negatively by the media, tell a story that helps us understand how this affects you.
  13. Tell a story about a place that is important to you.
  14. What do you know about your heritage and ethnic background?
  15. If you communicate who you are through your style, describe it and tell us how it communicates who you are.
  16. Tell a story about an accomplishment from your past.
  17. Who are some of your favorite extended relatives?
  18. How has your life been different from what you'd imagined?
  19. Is there something about me you've wanted to know but haven't yet asked?
  20. Tell a story about someone who's had a big impact on your life.
  21. What were some of the happiest and saddest moments of your life?
  22. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or an idea.
  23. Who are your best friends? What are they like?
  24. What's something people wouldn't know just from looking at you?