Before the Flood Escape Game

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Before the Flood

Escape Game

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The Situation

You have been caught in a time warp. The year is 2200. The ice caps have melt and a large part of the earth is underwater. New York City looks like a new Atlantis.

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Your Mission

You have to change the future and save the Earth. You will have to explore an underwater art gallery to find how this can be done. The work of arts contain clues. You will have to find the clickable artworks that will enable you to read and listen to some reports and documentaries, grasp the situation and find solutions. Once you have collected all the information, you will be asked questions to find the digits to be able to go back in time and save the Earth.

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Your Destination

You will need to find your way to MoMA in the subway.

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MoMA

What does MoMA stand for?

Museum of Medieval Artefacts

Museum of Modern Artefacts

Museum of Medieval Art

Museum of Modern Art

MoMA

Where is MoMA? Click on the name of the district where the Museum of Modern Art is situated.

You have reached MoMA. Now you need to find the artworks that will enable to solve the riddles. You can now enter the museum.

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Mother Earth

Sophia E. Valdez

October 2, 2019

https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/mother-earth-7

The land is in a constant state of birth,Giving life to all who live on Earth.Our carelessness and fearsHave taken a toll over the years.Her land is parched and scorchedAs man continues to light the torch.We continue a want of speed and ease,All while our pesticides kill off our bees.It's time to wake up and see Mother Earth's pain.Humanity's selfishness is becoming insane.Soon her cries will turn to gloom,And man will cause its own doom.

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

toll

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

parched

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

scorched

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

kill off

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

gloom

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

You have just read 'Mother Earth', a poem by Sophia E. Valdez.

Match the words and their translations.

tribut, prix à payer

tuer, éliminer

doom

brûlé

malheur

mélancolie, dépression

aride, desséché

What is the tone of the poem by Sophia E. Valdez?

Click on the right answer.

funny

optimistic

pessimistic

sarcastic

humorous

What does Sophia E. Valdez blame on human beings?

Click on the answer that does NOT appear in the poem.

Humans are contributing to destroying the environment by using pesticides.

Humans are interested in their comfort.

Our selfishness has caused droughts.

We have contributed to the rising of sea levels.

Our use of transportation and fossil fuels contributes to climate change.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Now go to the movie theatre and listen to Stephanie LeMenager talking about cli-fi.

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Cli-Fi by Stephanie LeMenager

answer

What does cli-fi stands for?

clinical fiction

clinical fibre

climate file

climate fidelity

climate fiction

clinical file

climax fidelity

climax fiction

climate fire

What form of art does NOT belong to cli-fi?

memoirs

movies

novels

young adult fiction

painting

poetry

Stephanie LeMenager thinks that cli-fi has many purposes. Which one does she NOT mention?

Warn people about the consequences of climate change.

Design a more sound, sustainable, and fair future.

Tell the story of climate change.

Save the human species.

Which movement aims at finding local technological solutions?

Anthropocene fiction

Speculative fiction

Climate fiction

Science fiction.

Solar Punk.

As much as we would like to believe it, climate change is not fiction. Now watch the trailer of Leonardo Di Caprio's documentary film, Before the Flood to get a glimpse at the issue.

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When you talk about climate change, people ignore you, they don’t listen to you.

Which country emits the most greenhouse gases?

China

France

Australia

Russia

The United States

The United Kingdom

The United States is the country that invests the most in renewable energies.

Which of these issues has been the greatest reason for mass demonstrations?

Climate change.

Discrimination.

Environmental problems

Unemployment.

Wages.

Leonardo Di Caprio’s message ends on…

a humorous note.

an optimistic note.

a pessimistic note.

a sarcastic note.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Go and discover the next exhibit and get acquainted with Alexis Rockman.

First read an article about him. Then click on his picture to answer the questions.

Alexis Rockman’s paintings only tackle environmental issues.

Alexis Rockman is an activist who uses art to make things change.

Alexis Rockman paints miniatures.

Which of these paintings is by Alexis Rockman?

'Tree of Life'

'Not Us'

'Weddell Sea '

CONGRATULATIONS!

Go and discover the next exhibit and get acquainted with Camille Seaman.

First read an article about her. Then click on her picture to answer the questions.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 1

Camille Seaman is

a painter.

a photographer.

a cartoonist.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 2

Her environmental awareness comes from…

her First-Nation culture.

her American culture.

her African culture.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 3

She first travelled to the Polar Regions…

on a visit to her family.

by accident.

on a guided tour.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 4

She made expeditions to the Polar Regions…

for two years.

for twenty years.

for ten years.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 5

She stopped making expeditions to the Polar Regions…

because she realised her trips contributed to climate change.

because she preferred chasing storms.

because she decided to stay with her family.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 6

She took pictures of icebergs

as if she portrayed people.

as landscapes.

as if she took pictures of details.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 7

She wishes that…

she did her share for the environment.

she had done more for the environment.

she could do more for the environment.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 8

Glaciers are…

splendid artworks.

units to measure how fast the ice caps melt.

not as useful as one may think..

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 9

Changes to our planet are happening…

fairly quickly.

more and more quickly.

slowly.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Answer the question and unveil the image.

Question 10

This is the photo used as a book cover for...

The Big Cloud

Melting Away

The Last Iceberg

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

CONGRATULATIONS!

Now solve the riddles, write down the digits you found, enter the code and go back to the past.

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Clue #1

The first digit is the number of boroughs there are in New York.

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Clue #2

The second digit is the last digit of the year when Sophia E. Valdez published her poem.

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Clue #3

The third digit is the number of letters in the genre Stephanie LeMenager is talking about.

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Clue #4

The fourth digit is the last digit of the year when Leonardo Di Caprio’s documentary was released.

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Clue #5

The fifth digit is the last digit of the year when Alexis Rockman was born.

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Clue #6

The sixth digit is the last digit of the year when Camille Seaman stopped her polar explorations.

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If you are ready to go back to the past and change things, click on the time warp.

You are back in New York City and you can now try and save it from the flood.