Escape from Ancient Greece

An interactive escape room for young A2 learners featuring five puzzles about Ancient Greece. Players solve riddles, ciphers, and word games to unlock the master code and escape.

A free Escape Room for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Ancient Greece.

You are a young explorer trapped in an ancient Greek temple. The priests have hidden the exit behind five mysterious puzzles. Each puzzle you solve reveals one letter of the sacred code. Answer correctly and you will escape! Can you solve all five puzzles before time runs out?

Solve all five puzzles to discover the five-letter master code and escape the temple.

Puzzles

  1. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ The Temple Question: What is the capital of Greece?
  2. ๐Ÿ“œ The Ancient Scroll: The priests wrote a word on this scroll. The letters are mixed. Can you unscramble them? The word is: OSDD
  3. โšก Match the Gods: Match each Greek god to what they are the god of:
  4. ๐ŸŽญ The Riddle of the Theatre: I am a famous building in Athens. People go there to watch plays and listen to music. I have many stone seats. What am I?
  5. ๐Ÿ” The Secret Code: The final priest left a secret message in code. Decode it using the alphabet (A=1, B=2, C=3... Z=26). The code is: 15-12-25-13-16-9-3-19. What is the word?

Printable worksheet

This Escape Room comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Escape on paper ยท Open every lock. Write each answer.

Part 1: Escape on paper

Open every lock. Write each answer.

  1. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ The Temple Question What is the capital of Greece? a) Athens b) Sparta c) Corinth d) Thebes
  2. ๐Ÿ“œ The Ancient Scroll The priests wrote a word on this scroll. The letters are mixed. Can you unscramble them? The word is: OSDD S G D O
  3. โšก Match the Gods Match each Greek god to what they are the god of: Zeus Poseidon Athena Ares Goddess of wisdom God of sky and thunder God of the sea God of war

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