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