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