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