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

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