“Pleaseturn thepage”Guestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest haswon amajorawardGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuest isrelated toa historicalfigure“What’s itlike tosee that?”HLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestors“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealedMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuestcries“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownership“Pleaseturn thepage”Guestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest haswon amajorawardGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuest isrelated toa historicalfigure“What’s itlike tosee that?”HLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestors“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealedMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuestcries“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownership

Finding Your Roots - 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. “Please turn the page”
  2. Guest declares intent to visit ancestral country
  3. Guest’s ancestor has ties to a major historical event
  4. Guest descends from an unmarried couple
  5. Guest has an ancestor who sailed on the Mayflower
  6. Guest has won a major award
  7. Guest finds out they have a different last name
  8. HLG encounters a roadblock with research
  9. Guest identifies as an ethnicity different from an ancestor
  10. Guest is related to a historical figure
  11. “What’s it like to see that?”
  12. HLG uncovers a guest’s family scandal
  13. Records were lost when guest’s ancestor immigrated
  14. DNA is the only way to trace ancestors
  15. “How are you feeling?”
  16. Guest has ties to royalty or nobility
  17. Guest’s family never discussed their roots
  18. Guest is excited to share news with family
  19. Guest learns a grandparent’s name for the first time
  20. Time to open the “Book of Life”
  21. Guest’s roots can be traced back centuries
  22. Guest’s DNA cousin is revealed
  23. Military records of guest’s ancestor are unearthed
  24. Guest has done previous ancestry work
  25. Guest cries
  26. “Did you know any of this?”
  27. Guest’s ancestor has engaged in immoral activities such as criminal activity or slave ownership