ESL Intermediate St Patrick's Day Escape Room

Treasure Hunt

Created by Meg Lowey

GO!

Find the Pot of Gold!

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

Introduction

03 Cafeteria

02 Library

01 English Class

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 cafeteria

The English class

The playground

The library

Where should we go?

The cafeteria

The English class

The playground

The library

Where should we go?

The cafeteria

The English class

The playground

The library

Where should we go?

The cafeteria

The English class

The playground

The library

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

Error!

TRY AGAIN

Welcome to English Class!

start

Clue

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?

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 insideto 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 rainbowWhat 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!

Know the Answer?

Left

Right

Up

Down

The first two directions are r and d.

Move the book for a clue

Welcome to the Cafeteria

START

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?

Sheep

Spanish people

Snakes

next

RIGHT!

QUIZ

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

question 2/5

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

Rainbow

Bocadillo de calamares

Leprechaun

QUIZ

NEXT

RIGHT!

QUIZ

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

QUESTION 3/5

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

Pirates

Snakes

Leprechauns

QUIZ

NEXT

RIGHT!

QUIZ

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

QUESTION 4/5

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

Madrid

Chicago

Boston

QUIZ

NEXT

RIGHT!

QUIZ

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

QUESTION 5/5

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

Frog

Grass

QUIZ

Emerald

BRAVO!

RIGHT!

QUIZ

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

Better Luck Next Time!

ERROR!

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QUIZ

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'Tand 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 a redhead (person with red hair) in their family.

Find a person who has eaten a green food today.

Find a person who has traveled to a different country.

When you have finished all 7 questions, click here!

Find a person who has seen a rainbow.

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

Find a person who likes snakes.

Find a person who can do an Irish dance.

U

GREAT WORK! YOU FOUND THE NUMBERS!

THE FIRST SECRET LETTER IS:

LET'S GO!

K

EXCELLENT! YOU FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS!

THE SECOND SECRET LETTER IS:

LET'S GO!

C

GREAT! YOU FINISHED THE QUIZ!

THE THIRD SECRET LETTER IS:

LET'S GO!

L

WELL DONE! YOU ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS!

THE FOURTH SECRET LETTER IS:

FIND THAT TREASURE!

Congratulations!

You've solved the puzzles and got a pot of gold from the Leprechaun!!