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