Ancient Rome mystery picture
Nine questions about Ancient Rome, each one revealing a piece of a hidden picture. Players can guess the picture at any moment, and the fewer pieces they needed, the higher their score.
When to use it
The last lesson of a topic, as a review with a picture to win. A starter where the class calls out guesses as the pieces open on the board. Homework pupils check themselves, because a piece only opens for a right answer.
What makes it this
Built on the Mystery picture generator with these changed. Everything else is the default.
- Guess the picture early
Players can guess what the picture shows at any moment. A right guess opens every piece; the fewer pieces open, the higher the score. Wrong guesses cost nothing.
In the builder: How it plays › The reveal
- Question
In the builder: Picture & pieces
- What players read when the picture is revealed
Locked with the picture, so it gives nothing away before then.
In the builder: How it plays › The reveal
Preview
View only — copy it to play.Ancient Rome: a mystery picture
Answer a question to open its piece. Think you know what the picture shows? Guess it at any time: the fewer pieces you needed, the higher your score.
9 pieces
Why the example is built this way
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Every answer is also a clue.
The questions are about Rome and the picture is a Roman landmark, so a pupil who knows the topic recognises it sooner. Pick a picture that gives itself away after three or four pieces, not after one.
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Guessing early is the game.
With Guess the picture early on, a guess box sits beside the board the whole time. A right guess reveals every piece at once and scores the pieces still closed; a wrong guess costs nothing.
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Three kinds of question on one board.
Each piece holds a multiple-choice, true-or-false or typed question. For a typed answer, add the other spellings you accept, like Tiber and the Tiber.
Build it yourself
- 1 Open the Mystery picture builder and fill in the first tab, Picture & pieces.
- 2 Change the settings under What makes it this. Each one says where it is in the builder.
- 3 Share the link with your players, or embed the activity in your own site.
Or skip the building: copy this example and swap in your own content.