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

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