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The Big Foxy Bingo Quiz

Introduction

While the current lockdown period is allowing many of us to reevaluate our priorities, as well as find new hobbies or rediscover old ones, it also means that we’ve got a lot more time on our hands than normal.

Therefore, finding ways to keep yourself and your loved ones entertained can prove a little hard.

Luckily, your pals at Foxy Bingo have come up with the perfect way to keep you mentally active while also having heaps of fun with your besties.

Our exclusive bingo quiz can be played at home or with remote friends and family members online using tools like Skype or Zoom.

Simply pick someone to act as the quizmaster and make sure they’ve got a copy of our bingo quiz to hand. Then prepare to test your grey cells and see how much you know about all things bingo!

Round 1: Bingo Trivia

Our big bingo quiz is about to begin, so take your seats and get ready to play!

Round 1 consists of 10 trivia questions, and to make things a little easier, we’ve made this round a multiple-choice round.

1) Which of the following is NOT a popular online bingo variant?

a) 90-ball

b) 75-ball

c) 101-ball

2) What do players mean when they type WTG in the chat window?

a) Willing to give

b) Want to go

c) Way to go

3) What was “bingo” originally known as?

a) Beany

b) Beano

c) Bongo

4) Which of the following is not a valid type of bingo game?

a) Patent

b) Pattern

c) Coverall

5) In physical bingo games, what name is given to the device that players use to mark off numbers on their cards?

a) Dotter

b) Dabber

c) Grabber

6) In what year did Foxy Bingo launch?

a) 1995

b) 2000

c) 2005

7) In which decade was the first UK bingo hall opened?

a) 1960s

b) 1970s

c) 1980s

8) What word or phrase must a player shout to claim a win?

a) House

b) Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner

c) Eureka

9) What did Australians use to call bingo?

a) Horsey

b) Housey

c) Howzat

10) Which country’s 15th-century national lottery game helped to bring about modern bingo?

a) Italy

b) France

c) Germany

Round 2: Bingo Calls

Can you guess these 10 popular bingo calls? For anyone who’s feeling confused, we’re talking about the phrases that are used to accompany the ball numbers that are announced during a typical bingo game.

If you wish, the quizmaster could award extra points or prizes to players who draw their answers along with the correct call signs.

Number 4
Number 32
Number 78
Number 17
Number 22
Number 9
Number 11
Number 18
Number 13
Number 29

Answers

It’s time to find out which of your friends or family members is the winner of our Fox-tastic bingo quiz!

Ultimately, it’s up to you how you wish to mark the answers, but we suggest awarding 1 point for each correct answer.

Round 1:

Reckon you’ve rocked Round 1? Let’s see!

Answer C: 3-ball
Answer C: Way to go
Answer B: Beano
Answer A: Patent
Answer B: Dabber
Answer C: 2005
Answer C: 1980s (N.B., the Castle Club in Cardiff was the first purpose-built bingo hall)
Answer A: House (N.B., you could also accept “bingo” as the correct answer)
Answer B: Housey
Answer A: Italy

Round 2:

It’s time to find out who knows their “You and Me” from their “cup of tea”.

Here are the answers to Round 2!

Number 4 = Knock at the door
Number 32 = Buckle my shoe
Number 78 = Heaven’s gate
Number 17 = Dancing queen
Number 22 = Two little ducks
Number 9 = Doctor’s orders
Number 11 = Legs eleven
Number 18 = Coming of age
Number 13 = Unlucky for some
Number 29 = Rise and shine