Remembrance Bingo - 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.

1. What date is Remembrance Day each year?
   11th November
2. When did the First World War begin?
   1914
3. What did the “Make Do and Mend” campaign encourage?
   Repair and reuse items
4. When did the First World War end?
   1918
5. What does VE stand for?
   Victory in Europe
6. Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?
   Winston Churchill
7. When did the Second World War end?
   1945
8. What was Queen Elizabeth II’s role during WWII?
   Mechanic and driver
9. When did the Second World War begin?
   1939
10. Who led the Soviet Union during WWII?
    Joseph Stalin
11. Who was the US President during most of WWII?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
12. What nickname was given to German air raids on Britain?
    The Blitz
13. What was the nickname for homemade brew during rationing?
    Hooch
14. What was the nickname for American soldiers in Britain?
    GI's
15. What famous code machine did Germany use?
    The Enigma machine
16. What charity sells poppies in the UK?
    Royal British Legion
17. What was the Home Guard sometimes nicknamed?
    Dad’s Army
18. What was the British code-breaking centre called?
    Bletchley Park
19. What country was invaded to start WWII?
    Poland
20. What is the name of the British air defence force?
    Royal Air Force (RAF)
21. What time do we observe a moment of silence on Remembrance Day?
    11am
22. What was the famous WWII operation on June 6, 1944, called?
    D-Day (Normandy Landings)
23. What poem inspired the use of poppies as a symbol?
    In Flanders Fields
24. What animal helped deliver messages during the war?
    Pigeons
25. What was the wartime slogan: “Careless talk costs…”?
    Lives
26. Who was the British monarch during WWII?
    King George VI
27. What do we say when laying a poppy wreath?
    We will remember them
28. What was the Women’s Land Army?
    Women working on farms
29. What was the popular dance style of the wartime era?
    Swing or Jive
30. What major organisation was founded after WWII to promote peace?
    The United Nations
31. What symbol represented victory in WWII?
    V for Victory” sign
32. What was the code name for the evacuation of Dunkirk?
    Operation Dynamo
33. What leader was known for his salute and speeches in Germany?
    Adolf Hitler
34. Who sang “We’ll Meet Again”?
    Vera Lynn
35. What treat was rationed until 1953?
    Sweets (and chocolate!)
36. Who wrote “In Flanders Fields?
    Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
37. Who succeeded King George VI?
    Queen Elizabeth II
38. What city was heavily bombed in the Blitz apart from London?
    Coventry
39. Who was known as “Monty” in the British Army?
    Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
40. Who was Britain’s Prime Minister at the start of WWII?
    Neville Chamberlain
41. What did people use ration books for?
    Food and goods
42. What festival began after WWII to lift spirits?
    The Festival of Britain
43. What scientist developed the theory of relativity and fled Nazi Germany?
    Albert Einstein
44. What flower is worn to remember those who died in war?
    Poppy
45. What was the name of the campaign to grow your own vegetables?
    Dig for Victory
46. What famous nurse cared for soldiers in WWI?
    Edith Cavell
47. When were the “Anderson shelters” used?
    Air raids
48. Which war inspired the wearing of poppies?
    WW1
49. Who was known as “The Desert Fox”?
    German General Erwin Rommel