Guest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameGuestcriesGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealedGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest haswon amajorawardGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountry“Did youknow anyof this?”“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir roots“What’s itlike tosee that?”HLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearch“Pleaseturn thepage”Recordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestorsTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameGuestcriesGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealedGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest haswon amajorawardGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountry“Did youknow anyof this?”“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir roots“What’s itlike tosee that?”HLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearch“Pleaseturn thepage”Recordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestorsTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcouple

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