Famous Popes Bingo Cards

Popes Bingo Card

These cards are about Popes. Also known as the Bishop of Rome and the Pontiflex Maximus ("Supreme Bridgebuilder"), the Pope is the chief priest of the Catholic Church. These include words like Adrian VI, Blessed Pius IX, Gregory XV, Leo X, and Paul VI.

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Words List For Popes Bingo Cards

Adrian VI Alexander VIII Benedict XVI Blessed Innocent XI Blessed John XXIII
Blessed Pius IX Boniface XI Callistus III Clement VII Clement XI
Gregory XV Innocent XIII John Paul I John Paul II Julius II
Leo X Marcellus II Martin V Nicholas V Paul II
Paul VI Pius II Sixtus IV St. Pius V Urban VIII



How To Play Famous Popes Bingo

  1. Print out your free Popes 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 "John Paul I", or you can make up a more involved clue involving John Paul I.
  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.