1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Question | Answer |
1. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time? | White Christmas | 2. What was Scrooge’s first name?2 | Ebenezer2 | 3. What carol contains the line “O tidings of comfort and joy”? | “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” | 4. Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a “D”? | Dasher, Donder, Dancer | 5. In what city did Miracle on 34th Street take place? | New York | 6. In The Night Before Christmas, where were the stockings hung? | By the chimney | 7. What color is the Grinch? | Green | 8. In the movie The Santa Clause, who starred as the substitute Santa Claus? | Tim Allen | 9. What holiday drink contains sugar, milk, and eggs? | Eggnog | 10. What popular bite-sized chocolate candy comes wrapped in red and green foil at Christmas? | Hershey’s Kisses | 11. What one reindeer is never mentioned in “The Night Before Christmas”? | Rudolph | 12. Name the two reindeer whose name begins with a “C”? | Comet and Cupid | 13. What carol contains the word “Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la”? | “Deck the Halls” | 14. What glittery bits of metal are hung on a Christmas tree? | Tinsel | 15. What were Frosty’s last words? | “I’ll be back again someday” | 16. On what street did a Santa Claus miracle occur? | 34th | 17. Counting Rudolph, how many reindeer are there? | Nine | 18. What did Rudolph never get to join in? | Reindeer games | 19. What three characters sing “The Chipmunk Song”? | Alvin, Theodore, and Simon | 20. Traditionally, does the oldest or youngest family member open the first present? | The youngest child | 21. What holiday film annually appears on television more than 300 times? | It’s a Wonderful Life | 22. What is Frosty’s nose made of? | A button | 23. What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts? | Italy | 24. Name the reindeer whose name begins with a “B”? | Blitzen | 25. Visions of what dance in children’s heads? | Sugarplums | 26. How many times is the name of Santa Claus used in “The Night Before Christmas”? | None | 27. What is the most popular tree topper? | Angel | 28. What snack is often left out for Santa? | Cookies | 29. What cola company was known for its ads featuring a big, smiling Santa? | Coca-Cola | 30. What men’s grooming appliance became a sled for Santa in commercials of the sixties? | Norelco Electric Shaver | 31. What do most elves wear on the tips of their shoes? | Bells | 32. After red and green, what are the two most popular Christmas colors? | Silver and gold | 33. What two words are normally pre-printed on gift tags? | To, From | 34. Where was Mommy when she was kissing Santa Claus? | Underneath the mistletoe | 35. Where did Santa land his sleigh in “The Night Before Christmas”? | Upon the roof | 36. What is the name of the first reindeer Santa calls in The Night Before Christmas? | Dasher |
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