Life on the Rock
The Master Plan
The Big Breakout
History of the Island
The Search
100
For many years, prisoners were not allowed to do this to each other.
What is talk?
100
The prisoners used these everyday eating tools to chip away at the walls.
What are spoons?
100
This is the month and year the famous escape took place.
What is June, 1962?
100
This is the nickname for the 1930s when a major crime wave hit America.
What are the dirty thirties?
100
This government agency (led by J. Edgar Hoover) led the investigation.
What is the FBI?
200
This was the name for the special punishment cells that were dark and silent.
What is "the Hole"?
200
The escapees made dummy heads out of soap, water, and this material.
What is concrete?
200
These two brothers escaped along with Frank Morris.
Who are Clarence and John Anglin?
200
Before it was a federal prison, the island was used by this group for 70 years.
What is the army?
200
This was the first piece of evidence found floating in the bay.
What is a paddle?
300
These are the measurements (width and length) of a standard prison cell.
What is 5 feet wide and 9 feet long?
300
To make the dummy heads look real, the men used real hair from this place.
What is the prison barbershop?
300
This man was the "brains" of the plan but was left behind in his cell.
Who is Allen West?
300
He was the young director of the FBI who wanted to build a "super prison.
Who is J. Edgar Hoover?
300
These two items were found in a plastic pouch a few days after the escape.
What are photos and addresses?
400
These two objects were the only things in a cell besides a bed and shelves.
What are a toilet and a sink?
400
The prisoners used more than 50 of these items to build their raft.
What are raincoats?
400
VISUAL DAILY DOUBLE
One of the three escapees.
Who is Frank Morris?
400
Spanish explorers named the island after this type of bird.
What are Pelicans?
400
Guards found this magazine in a cell with an article on how to make a raft.
What is sports illustrated?
500
A well-behaved prisoner could get a job in the kitchen or library. Getting this was considered
What is a privilege?
500
Frank Morris used this musical instrument to blow air into the raft.
What is a concertina?
500
What part of the building did the men meet before they escaped?
What is the roof?
500
This many escape attempts happened between 1934 and 1961.
What are twelve?
500
This many escape attempts happened between 1934 and 1962. A number between 10 < > 15
What is fourteen?