Escape Room Puzzle Worksheet

This worksheet contains a series of puzzles and riddles that students must solve to "escape" the digital room. It is designed to challenge their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Solve the riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

Think about something that can exist without a physical form.

Decode the following cipher: Uifsf jt b tfdsfu nfttbhf. What does it say?

Try shifting each letter back by one in the alphabet.

You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?

Think about the letters in the names of the months.

A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he's bankrupt. Why?

Consider the rules of a popular board game.

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Focus on the letters in the words.

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Think about something commonly used for writing.

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Consider what you leave behind when you walk.

What has keys but can't open locks?

Think about something related to music or typing.

Team Discussion Guide

This guide will help facilitate a discussion among students about their experience in the digital escape room, focusing on teamwork and problem-solving strategies.

What strategies did your team use to solve the puzzles?

Encourage students to share specific examples and discuss the effectiveness of different strategies.

How did your team handle disagreements or different opinions?

Discuss the importance of communication and compromise in teamwork.

What was the most challenging part of the escape room, and how did you overcome it?

Focus on problem-solving techniques and perseverance.

Escape Room Answer Key

This answer key provides the solutions to the puzzles and riddles in the Escape Room Puzzle Worksheet, along with explanations for each answer.

Solve the riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

Echo
The answer is 'Echo' because it is a sound that can be heard but does not have a physical form.

Decode the following cipher: Uifsf jt b tfdsfu nfttbhf. What does it say?

There is a secret message.
The cipher is a simple Caesar cipher where each letter is shifted forward by one. Shifting back reveals the message.

You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?

The letter 'e'
The answer is the letter 'e', which appears once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May.

A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he's bankrupt. Why?

Playing Monopoly
This is a reference to the game Monopoly, where a player can go bankrupt by landing on a property they cannot afford.

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter 'm'
The answer is the letter 'm', which appears once in 'minute', twice in 'moment', and not at all in 'thousand years'.

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Pencil lead
The answer is 'pencil lead', which is made from graphite mined and encased in wood.

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps
The answer is 'footsteps', as taking steps leaves footprints behind.

What has keys but can't open locks?

Piano
The answer is 'piano', which has keys but cannot open locks.