Guest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigrated“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest hasdonepreviousancestrywork“Did youknow anyof this?”Guestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuestcriesGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandal“Pleaseturn thepage”Guest findsout theyhave adifferent lastname“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guest’sDNAcousin isrevealedTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest haswon amajorawardGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesDNA is theonly wayto traceancestorsGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigrated“Howare youfeeling?”Guest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflowerMilitaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeGuest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest hasdonepreviousancestrywork“Did youknow anyof this?”Guestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearchGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuestcriesGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownershipHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandal“Pleaseturn thepage”Guest findsout theyhave adifferent lastname“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guest’sDNAcousin isrevealedTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricaleventGuest haswon amajorawardGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesDNA is theonly wayto traceancestors

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