Coding & Ciphers
What cipher shifts each letter by a certain number of spaces?
Caesar Cipher
What kind of illusion tricks your eyes (e.g., the picture looks like it is moving)?
Optical Illusion
What helps detectives identify people using unique patterns?
Fingerprints
What tool measures length?
Ruler
Continue the pattern: ▲ ■ ▲ ■ ▲ ___
Square
What code uses dots and dashes?
Morse Code
If "Bee + Leaf = Believe," what kind of puzzle is this (the name of it)?
Rebus Puzzle
What activity asks you to identify an object by touch or smell only?
Mystery Bags
A clue is written backward. What tool would help you read it?
A mirror
What 8-piece puzzle has pieces that slide instead of being picked up?
Sliding Puzzle
Decode "WKLV ZHHN ZH ZDWFKHG PLQLRQV WKUHH!" using a Caesar Cipher.
This week we watched Minions Three!
Riddle: What has hands but can't clap?
A clock
What puzzle only shows the outline of an object?
Silhouette
Which cipher would be easiest to solve if you knew every letter was shifted the same amount?
Caesar Cipher
Look carefully at this rebus puzzle:
What hidden phrase is being shown?
I understand
What cipher uses symbols instead of letters?
Pigpen Cipher
Riddle: What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?
Your name
A clue is written in white crayon on white paper. What should you do to reveal the hidden message?
Paint over it with water colors
Which tool helps you reveal a hidden message made with white crayon?
B. Paint
A rebus shows:
HEAD
HEELS
What phrase does it represent?
Head over Heals
A secret message is written in Pigpen Cipher, but you don't remember all the symbols. What "game" can help you remember the symbols and how they are organized?
Tic Tac Toe
Riddle: What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano
An escape room clue says, "Look closely before you touch anything." Why is this good advice?
Because careful observation can help you notice hidden clues or solve a puzzle before accidentally moving or missing something. (Accept similar answers).
(Trick Question) What is the most important tool an escape room engineer uses that you can never lose?
Your brain (or critical thinking/problem-solving skills).
A rebus shows:
CYCLE
CYCLE
CYCLE
What phrase does it represent?
Tricycle