Bingo Lingo

This pub quiz handout round features 20 phrases that are associated with particular numbers in bingo calling. The aim for teams in your quiz is to work out what each of these numbers are. For example, the correct answer to "Cowboy's Friend" is "45" (as a Colt 45 was a gun used by cowboys). Note that in each case, the reasoning for each phrase being associated with each number is given for information along with the answers.

A few of these phrases are fairly well known and should ensure that teams can get up and running quickly on this round, but there are quite a few less well known phrases where some lateral thinking may be required to arrive at the correct answer.

These phrases could be used to make up standard question and answer rounds where the quiz-master asks questions aloud and teams write their answers on blank answer sheets, but we recommended that they are used as a handout round. For more information on handout rounds and our recommended use for them in quizzes click here

Please note that this handout round also appears in Weekly Quiz 81. If you would prefer to purchase our pre-compiled full weekly quizzes, then click here, where you can find quizzes with a handout round, 2 rounds on general subjects, a specialist subject round, a connections round, an initial letter link round, and a stick or twist round, as well as professionally designed answer sheets and full instructions on how to run your quiz. If, however, you prefer to use your own format for your quizzes, then this handout round should help towards creating an entertaining and challenging quiz.