Guest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealed“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir roots“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestors“Howare youfeeling?”Guest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest haswon amajorawardGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuestcries“Pleaseturn thepage”HLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuest’sDNAcousin isrevealed“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir roots“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedDNA is theonly wayto traceancestors“Howare youfeeling?”Guest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest haswon amajorawardGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuestcries“Pleaseturn thepage”HLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst time

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