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