Historical Speeches Bingo Cards

Famous American Speeches Bingo Card

These cards are about Famous American Speeches. Listed here are some of the great speeches in American history by presidents, political leaders and civil rights advocates. These include words like 1984 DNC Address, Checkers, First Fireside Chat, JFK’s Inaugural Address, and The Ballot or the Bullet.

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Words List For Famous American Speeches Bingo Cards

1984 DNC Address A Crisis of Confidence A Time for Choosing A Whisper of AIDS Atoms for Peace
Checkers Cuban Missile Crisis Address Duty, Honor, Country FDR’s First Inaugural Address Famous American Speeches
First Fireside Chat I Have A Dream Ich bin ein Berliner I’ve Been to the Mountaintop JFK’s Civil Rights Address
JFK’s Inaugural Address Message to the Grassroots Nixon’s Resignation Speech Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address
The Ballot or the Bullet The Fourteen Points” The Gettysburg Address The Great Silent Majority The Great Society
We Shall Overcome



How To Play Historical Speeches Bingo

  1. Print out your free Famous American Speeches bingo boards, or make custom ones with Bingo Card Creator. Click here to get started.
  2. Give one card to each player.
  3. Call off words randomly, for example by using a call list. You can either just say a word, like "Ich bin ein Berliner", or you can make up a more involved clue involving Ich bin ein Berliner.
  4. When a word is called, each player should find it and mark it.
  5. The first player(s) to clear five words in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins a small prize.

Notes: How long a bingo game lasts depends on what pace you read the clues at and how many players you have. If you read faster, such as for older or more experienced students, or if you have more players, the game tends to end more quickly. In general, I suggest allocating between twenty and thirty minutes to a bingo game. Since they can potentially end as early as the fourth word called, though that is quite rare, I encourage you to keep playing in the event of the game being over earlier than you expected it to be. Almost 90% of bingo games with a 25 word list and 25 players will see their first bingo within 7 to 11 words being called.