People Bingo Idea List No. 1

Make your own People Bingo cards with ideas from our list.

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Deb Peterson
Deb Peterson
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Updated on November 05, 2019

Almost everyone knows how to play bingo, and many people can sing the B-I-N-G-O song for you, although it's entirely unrelated!

 People Bingo follows ordinary bingo rules, except that the game is played while mingling in the classroom or at a party looking for specific "people" characteristics. Find a person with a characteristic on your card and mark it or write their name down.

You can buy People Bingo cards, but if you like making your own, we've got step-by-step instructions and several lists of great characteristics to get you started. The great thing about making your own cards is that you can customize them for your group, especially if you know a little bit about the people playing.

For more ideas, you can look at​ People Bingo Idea List No. 2 and ​People Bingo Idea List No. 3. 

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Rides a motorcycle

Group of conference participants standing in lobby of conference center, socializing during lunch break
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Has a tiger cat

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Plays the bongos

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Likes very spicy food

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Is a lefty (left handed)

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Tried bungee jumping

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Lived abroad

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Speaks French (or any other language)

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Still eats peanut butter

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Has a celebrity autograph

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Had a goldfish as a kid

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Played in a band

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Can't swim

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Can't program a DVD player

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Is a vegetarian

Learn about eating vegetarian with Jolinda Hackett: Vegetarian Food

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Reads for pleasure

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Grows herbs

Get help with your herb garden from Amy Jeanroy: Herb Gardens

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Kills house plants

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Is good at drawing

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Has eaten the worm from the bottom of a tequila bottle

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Plants tulips

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Snores

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Doesn't have a cell phone

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Likes snow

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Can bake

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Is a neat freak

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Is a night owl (stays up all night)

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Wears socks to bed

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Reads cookbooks

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Plays bridge

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Had surgery in the last year

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Has used a typewriter

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Has never used a rotary phone

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Follows Monopoly rules

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Refuses to play board games

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Has grandchildren

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Is afraid of spiders

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Owns a snake

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Likes chick flicks

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Has never used an iPod

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Is crafty

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Loves road trips

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Loves coffee houses

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Doesn't drink coffee

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Is allergic to cats

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Loves pets

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Loves writing longhand

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Can dance the salsa

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Doesn't like ice cream

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Has visited every state in the U.S.

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Has been on five continents (or however many you choose)

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Still wears high heels

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Has used a card catalog at a library

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Prefers black and white to color

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Likes billboards

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Wins at chess

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Still has Dr. Seuss books

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Wears purple hats

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Wears pajama bottoms to class

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Belongs to a book club

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Is happy with their weight

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Loves repainting their walls

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Loves line dancing

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Uses big words frequently

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Wakes up early

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Mixes metaphors

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Flosses twice a day

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Has twins

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Cries over roadkill

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Wears jeans to work

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Never says a curse word

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Never watches TV

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Wore headgear as a teenager

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Loves shrimp

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Is allergic to shrimp

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Goes commando (if you have to ask, skip this one!)

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Hates shoes

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Was at Woodstock (or wishes they had been at Woodstock!)

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Is still a hippie

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Likes wearing shoulder pads

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Bites their fingernails

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Matches their purse and shoes

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Owns a yoga mat (and uses it!)

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Drives a hybrid car

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Owns go-go boots

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Likes fringed vests

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Has climbed a mountain

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Never walks under ladders

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Doesn't eat turkey on Thanksgiving

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Likes Tofurkey

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Has to work on holidays

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Has a wattle (careful here!)

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Is not afraid of heights

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Has permanent cosmetics

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Can lasso a steer

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Has been in the military

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Has been to a Yanni concert

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Is willing to dye their hair pink

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Is due for a colonoscopy

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Doesn't wear makeup

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Peterson, Deb. "People Bingo Idea List No. 1." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/people-bingo-idea-list-no-1-31402. Peterson, Deb. (2020, August 26). People Bingo Idea List No. 1. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/people-bingo-idea-list-no-1-31402 Peterson, Deb. "People Bingo Idea List No. 1." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/people-bingo-idea-list-no-1-31402 (accessed March 22, 2023).