Time toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sDNAcousin isrevealedGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricalevent“Howare youfeeling?”Guest haswon amajorawardGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearch“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownership“Pleaseturn thepage”Militaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuestcriesRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleDNA is theonly wayto traceancestorsGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflower“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest learnsagrandparent’sname for thefirst timeTime toopen the“Book ofLife”Guest’sDNAcousin isrevealedGuest findsout theyhave adifferent lastnameGuest isexcited toshare newswith familyGuestdeclaresintent to visitancestralcountryGuest’sroots can betraced backcenturiesHLGuncovers aguest’sfamilyscandalGuest’sancestor hasties to a majorhistoricalevent“Howare youfeeling?”Guest haswon amajorawardGuest isrelated toa historicalfigureGuest’sfamily neverdiscussedtheir rootsHLGencounters aroadblockwithresearch“What’s itlike tosee that?”Guest hasdonepreviousancestryworkGuest’s ancestorhas engaged inimmoral activitiessuch as criminalactivity or slaveownership“Pleaseturn thepage”Militaryrecords ofguest’sancestor areunearthedGuestidentifies asan ethnicitydifferent froman ancestorGuestcriesRecordswere lostwhen guest’sancestorimmigratedGuestdescendsfrom anunmarriedcoupleDNA is theonly wayto traceancestorsGuest hasan ancestorwho sailedon theMayflower“Did youknow anyof this?”Guest hasties toroyalty ornobilityGuest 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. Time to open the “Book of Life”
  2. Guest’s DNA cousin is revealed
  3. Guest finds out they have a different last name
  4. Guest is excited to share news with family
  5. Guest declares intent to visit ancestral country
  6. Guest’s roots can be traced back centuries
  7. HLG uncovers a guest’s family scandal
  8. Guest’s ancestor has ties to a major historical event
  9. “How are you feeling?”
  10. Guest has won a major award
  11. Guest is related to a historical figure
  12. Guest’s family never discussed their roots
  13. HLG encounters a roadblock with research
  14. “What’s it like to see that?”
  15. Guest has done previous ancestry work
  16. Guest’s ancestor has engaged in immoral activities such as criminal activity or slave ownership
  17. “Please turn the page”
  18. Military records of guest’s ancestor are unearthed
  19. Guest identifies as an ethnicity different from an ancestor
  20. Guest cries
  21. Records were lost when guest’s ancestor immigrated
  22. Guest descends from an unmarried couple
  23. DNA is the only way to trace ancestors
  24. Guest has an ancestor who sailed on the Mayflower
  25. “Did you know any of this?”
  26. Guest has ties to royalty or nobility
  27. Guest learns a grandparent’s name for the first time