(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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A book about football or a footballer (the FA was formally founded on 26 October 1863).
A book or play by Oscar Wilde (born 16 October 1854).
A book which tackles issues of mental health (10 October is World Mental Health Day).
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A horror story (Halloween!).
A book by a dyslexic writer or with a dyslexic protagonist (October 8 is National dyslexia awareness day).
A book with autumn leaves on its cover.
A book written by a Black author (October is Black History Month in the UK).
A book with a scorpion on the front cover (the star sign Scorpio starts on 23 October).
A book with a sailing ship on the cover (for International Ships-in-Bottles Day on 4 October).
A book which features an apple (or apple-based food or drink) on the cover (21 October is Apple Day).
A book set in space or about space exploration (World Space Week is 4-10 October)
A book about computers, programming, or female scientists (12 October was Ada Lovelace’s birthday).
A book which features a harvest on its cover, in the title, or as a significant part of the text.
A collection of poetry (5 October is National Poetry Day in the UK).
A novel about a teacher/an autobiography of a teacher (5 October is International Teachers Day).