Q 01/05

British bingo callers announce the number 57 with a nod to which food brand's famous slogan?

A) Heinz

B) Kellogg's

C) Campbell's

D) Hershey's

Answer · why

A) Heinz

Heinz: the call is 'Heinz varieties', after the '57 Varieties' slogan Henry Heinz coined in 1896, when his company already made more than 60 products.

Q 02/05

In British bingo calling, which phrase announces the number 88?

A) Two fat ladies

B) Droopy drawers

C) Garden gate

D) Snakes alive

Answer · why

A) Two fat ladies

Two fat ladies: callers saw a pair of round figures in the two eights, and players traditionally shout back 'wobble, wobble'.

Q 03/05

A standard American bingo game draws from numbers 1 to what?

A) 8

B) 25

C) 75

D) 225

Answer · why

C) 75

75: fifteen numbers sit under each of the five letters, so a call such as 'N-36' tells players exactly which column to check.

Q 04/05

The middle square on an American bingo card is marked as what?

A) A wild number

B) A free space

C) A jackpot

D) A bonus ball

Answer · why

B) A free space

A free space: every player starts with it covered, so any line through the centre of the card needs only four called numbers instead of five.

Q 05/05

British bingo callers announce the number 21 with which phrase?

A) Key of the door

B) Knock at the door

C) Garden gate

D) Rise and shine

Answer · why

A) Key of the door

Key of the door: 21 was the traditional age of majority in Britain, and callers who want a change can hail it as a 'royal salute', after the 21-gun ki...