ESL Intermediate St Patrick's Day Escape Room

Treasure Hunt

GO!

Created by Meg Lowey

Find the Pot of Gold!

Introduction

01 English Class

02 Library

Collect all the secret letters by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.

03 Cafeteria

04 Playground

Reward

TOP OF THE MORNING!

A leprechaun is hiding in our school! If you can solve these problems in 45 minutes, he will give you his pot of

GOLD

Where should we go?

The English class

The cafeteria

The library

The playground

Where should we go?

The English class

The cafeteria

The library

The playground

Where should we go?

The English class

The cafeteria

The library

The playground

Where should we go?

The English class

The cafeteria

The library

The playground

Error!

There are no clues here! Go back and try again.

TRY AGAIN

Welcome to English Class!

start

How many leprechauns live in Ireland today? Add that number to the estimated value of the gold, and you will know the secret code!

Clue

Know the Answer?

How many leprechauns live in Ireland today? Add that number to the estimated value of the gold, and you will know the secret code!

Know the Answer?

Welcome to the Library

START

Leprechauns love old books. Find an old book in your classroom and solve the puzzle inside to get the next clue.

No book? Click here

Finished?

If you really want to knowThe code, my lads and lassies, goWhere you see the first color of the rainbow What color is it?

What color is referred to in the puzzle? Follow the leprechauns dressed in that color across the bookshelf - you can only go in straight lines.Use the first letter of each move (left, right, up, or down) as your next code!

Move the book for a clue

The first two directions are r and d.

U p

Know the Answer?

Left

Right

Do w n

START

Welcome to the Cafeteria

Food for Thought:What do you know about St. Patrick's Day?

start QUIZ

QUIZ

question 1/5

What did Saint Patrick expel from Ireland?

Spanish people

Sheep

Snakes

QUIZ

RIGHT!

According to legend, St. Patrick expelled all snakes from Ireland, and even today, there are no snakes native to the island.

next

QUIZ

question 2/5

You can find a pot of gold at the end of the ______.

Bocadillo de calamares

Leprechaun

Rainbow

QUIZ

RIGHT!

According to legend, you can find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 3/5

When he was 16 years old, Saint Patrick was stolen by _________.

Pirates

Leprechauns

Snakes

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Saint Patrick was taken to Ireland by pirates when he was 16 years old.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 4/5

In which American city does the river turn green on St. Patrick's Day?

Boston

Chicago

Madrid

QUIZ

RIGHT!

The American city of Chicago in the state of Illinois colors its river green with an environmentally safe dye.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 5/5

Ireland is known as the __________ Isle because of the color of its plants.

Frog

Grass

Emerald

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because the color of the plants is similar to the precious stone.

BRAVO!

QUIZ

ERROR!

Better Luck Next Time!

TRY AGAIN

Welcome to the Playground

START

Let's Play Hide and Seek...

Move the light to find a question and ask your classmates: For example: HAVE YOU EVER _______? They must respond with: YES, I HAVE or NO, I HAVEN'T and explain. There are 7 questions that must be answered. Let's go!

FIND THE 7 QUESTIONS

Move the light to search through the darkness

Find a person who has seen a rainbow.

Find a person who has found a 4-leaf clover (shamrock).

Find a person who has traveled to a different country.

Find a person who likes snakes.

Find a person who can do an Irish dance.

Find a person who has a redhead (person with red hair) in their family.

When you have finished all 7 questions, click here!

Find a person who has eaten a green food today.

The number of leprechauns in Ireland + the value of the gold =

Enter the number

What directions do you go to follow the leprechauns?

Ex: (drl for "down right left")

GREAT! YOU FINISHED THE QUIZ!

THE THIRD SECRET LETTER IS:

LET'S GO!

WELL DONE! YOU ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS!

THE FOURTH SECRET LETTER IS:

FIND THAT TREASURE!

You have reached the final step... Enter the secret letters!

ENTER PASSWORD IN CAPITAL LETTERS