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