Autograph Bingo.

Autograph Bingo is one of the best icebreaker activities for large groups. To prepare mark off a sheet of paper with 5 rows and 5 columns, so there are 5 rows of 5 squares. Write a fact in each square. These facts can include humorous or bizarre things. Here are some sample autograph bingo questions to get you started:

Speaks more than one language
Has been in a front-page newspaper article
Likes ____ (anchovies, artichokes, spinach, etc)
Can name the 25th president of the United States (William McKinley)
Has been to ______ (Alaska, Europe, Australia, Hawaii, China, etc)
Has been on a cruise
Has gone skydiving
Has gone scuba diving
Has more than one sister
Has more than one brother
Has both a brother and a sister
Is an only child.
Has climbed a named mountain
Has more than one pet
Has eaten something strange, on a dare
Has done something strange, on a dare
Has been nude in a public place
Has been to a nude beach
Is a grandparent
Is a aunt/uncle
Is related to someone here
Has lived in a foreign country
Went to school with someone famous
Has been a waiter/waitress
Has worked at an unusual occupation
Is not wearing _______ (socks, undershirt, makeup, etc.)
Has a calander in their pocket or purse

Creative facts make for the most interesting games. Like traditional bingo, you can mark the center square as a “Free Space”. After you are finished preparing the table, print out enough copies for everyone.

Instructions for Play

Give each person a pen or pencil and a Autograph Bingo card. Players are to ask people to autograph squares that represent something that applies to them. Each person may only sign a card once., so people will interact with as many people as possible. To Bingo, a person must collect five autographs in a row, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Once a player shouts “Bingo!” everyone stops, and the person must introduce the people who signed his or her sheet. It may be fun to ask each person to explain their fact. After the initial bingo, continue play to determine second, third, and fourth places. Optionally, you may want to offer prizes for each place.

If it turns out that a fact does not apply to anyone in your group, either have everyone pencile in a new fact, or mark it as a "Free Space".