The United Kingdom Lockdown Challenge
A six-puzzle ESL escape room reviewing UK geography, culture and history for B2-level teen learners.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: the UK.
A mischievous school ghost has locked the classroom door after a UK culture quiz night went wrong. To escape before the bell rings, your team must solve six puzzles hidden around the room, each based on facts about Britain. Every puzzle reveals one letter of a secret word that unlocks the door.…
Solve all six puzzles about the UK to collect six letters and form the master code that unlocks the door.
Puzzles
- 🏛️ Puzzle 1: The Capital City: Which city is the capital of the United Kingdom, home to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace?
- 🔐 Puzzle 2: The Royal System: Decode the message using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26 to find the word that describes the UK's system of government headed by a king or queen.
- 🏰 Puzzle 3: Old Traditions: Unscramble this word: EGIRHAET
- 🗺️ Puzzle 4: Famous British Things: Match each famous British term with its correct description.
- 🧩 Puzzle 5: Parts of the UK: Three of these countries make up the United Kingdom, but one does not belong. Which one is the odd one out?
- 📜 Puzzle 6: A Historical Fact: castle royal a Windsor is famous residence
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 Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
- 🏛️ Puzzle 1: The Capital City Which city is the capital of the United Kingdom, home to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace?
- 🔐 Puzzle 2: The Royal System Decode the message using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26 to find the word that describes the UK's system of government headed by a king or queen. 13-15-14-1-18-3-8-25 A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K11 L12 M13 N14 O15 P16 Q17 R18 S19 T20 U21 V22 W23 X24 Y25 Z26
- 🏰 Puzzle 3: Old Traditions Unscramble this word: EGIRHAET G E E I T H R A