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

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