Ciphers
What is the name of the cipher that uses dots and dashes?
Morse Code
Clue 1: I have a spine, but I have no bones. I am full of stories, but I never speak.
Book/bookshelf
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What tool do you use when trying to figure out what kind of fingerprint someone has?
Magnifying glass
Name three themes groups have used in this class for their escape rooms.
(You need to match three of the answers.)
Decode this sentence: sreenigne moor epacse
What cipher is this?
ESCAPE ROOM ENGINEERS
Mirror Writing
Clue 2: I have two hands but no arms. I have a face but no eyes, and I tell you things without speaking.
Clock
What is full of holes but can still hold water?
Sponge
What tool do you use to get someones fingerprint?
Ink
This word means a secret code or a scrambled message that you have to solve.
Cipher
Decode this word: --. .- -- . -- .- ... - . .-.
What is the name of this cipher?
GAME MASTER
Morse Code
Clue 3: I have a neck but no head. I wear a cap but have no hair. You visit me when you are thirsty.
Water Bottle
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
The future
What is the tool you use when trying to decode a word where the letters are backwards?
Mirror
Name two engineering projects you have done in class.
Elevator, Marble Maze, Rube Goldberg Machine, Roller Coaster, Spoon hitting/touching cup.
Decode this word: VXPPHU VFKRRO DJH FDUH
What cipher is this?
SUMMER SCHOOL AGE CARE
Caesar Cipher
Clue 4: I am full of keys but cannot open any door. I have space but no room, and you can enter but you cannot go outside.
Keyboard
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
A map
What are some tools you use to write a message in invisible ink?
White crayon & Paint
Lemon juice & Heat (hair dryer)
What is this chain reaction–type machine or contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in a comically overcomplicated way called?
Hint: You made these in class.
Rube Goldberg Machine
Name every cipher you have learned about in class.
(hint: there are 5 total)
Pig Pen, Caesar Cipher, Morse Code, Ruler Lock, Mirror Writing
Clue 5: I have cities with no people, mountains with no rocks, and oceans with no water. I am thin, flat, and can show you the whole world.
Map
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"
What tool do you use when encoding a message with different colored markers and dots at the number of the alphabet the letter is at?
Ruler
A visually perceived image that differs from objective reality.
It occurs when information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain to create a perception that does not match the physical measurement of the stimulus.
Optical Illusion