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. I was a famous American scientist and inventor | Benjamin Franklin | 2. I served as the American diplomat to France during the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin | 3. I helped write the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution | Benjamin Franklin | 4. I published Poor Richard’s Almanac | Benjamin Franklin | 5. I opposed British taxation of the colonies | Benjamin Franklin | 6. I was a member of the Continental | Benjamin Franklin | 7. Congress from Massachusetts | Benjamin Franklin | 8. I organized the Sons of Liberty | Benjamin Franklin | 9. I was a leader of the colonial “Indians” at the Boston Tea Party | Benjamin Franklin | 10. I started the French and Indian War when I was only 21 | Benjamin Franklin | 11. I was president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 | Benjamin Franklin | 12. I commanded the colonial army during the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin | 13. I was the first President of the United States | Benjamin Franklin | 14. I became the head of the Democratic-Republican party in the 1790s | Benjamin Franklin | 15. I founded the University of Virginia | Benjamin Franklin | 16. I served as the third President of the United States | Benjamin Franklin | 17. I wrote the Declaration of Independence | Benjamin Franklin | 18. I was born a slave in Maryland | Benjamin Franklin | 19. I escaped from slavery and became a spokesman for the abolition of slavery | Benjamin Franklin | 20. After the Civil War I served as mayor of Washington, D.C. | Benjamin Franklin | 21. I wrote my autobiography to describe the evils and horrors of slavery | Benjamin Franklin | 22. I was the leading propagandist of the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin | 23. I was imprisoned in France because of my radical writings | Benjamin Franklin | 24. I wrote the Crisis papers to support the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin | 25. I wrote Common Sense in 1776 to gain support for American Independence | Benjamin Franklin | 26. I reigned as king for 60 years | Benjamin Franklin | 27. I went insane in my last years of life | Benjamin Franklin | 28. I enforced royal authority throughout my reign | Benjamin Franklin | 29. I was king of England during the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin | 30. I was known as “Old Hickory” | Benjamin Franklin | 31. I was a symbol of the rise of the common man in American history | Benjamin Franklin | 32. I served as president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 | Benjamin Franklin | 33. I won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 | Benjamin Franklin | 34. I supported a protective tariff and national improvements after the War of 1812 | Benjamin Franklin | 35. I served as Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832 | Benjamin Franklin | 36. I served as Senator from South Carolina until my death in 1850 | Benjamin Franklin | 37. I was a spokesman for states’ rights and the nullification of federal laws | Benjamin Franklin | 38. I served twice as Secretary of State | Benjamin Franklin | 39. I was a representative and senator from Massachusetts in Congress | Benjamin Franklin | 40. I was an excellent speaker and voiced my opposition to slavery and secession | Benjamin Franklin | 41. I negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 | Benjamin Franklin | 42. I lost elections for President of the United States in 1824, 1832, and 1844 | Benjamin Franklin | 43. I served as Speaker of the House for 13 years and in the Senate for 11 years | Benjamin Franklin | 44. I helped to pass the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 | Benjamin Franklin | 45. I am known as the “Great Compromiser” | Benjamin Franklin | 46. I was born poor but became a successful | Benjamin Franklin | 47. lawyer in Illinois | Benjamin Franklin | 48. I was a founder of the Republican party in the mid 1850s | Benjamin Franklin | 49. I was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in 1865 | Benjamin Franklin | 50. I was President of the United States during the Civil War | Benjamin Franklin |
I was a famous American scientist and inventor&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 50)
I served as the American diplomat to France during the American Revolution&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 50)
I helped write the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 50)
I published Poor Richard’s Almanac&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 50)
I opposed British taxation of the colonies&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 50)
I was a member of the Continental&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 50)
Congress from Massachusetts&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 50)
I organized the Sons of Liberty&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 50)
I was a leader of the colonial “Indians” at the Boston Tea Party&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 50)
I started the French and Indian War when I was only 21&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 50)
I was president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 50)
I commanded the colonial army during the American Revolution&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 50)
I was the first President of the United States&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 50)
I became the head of the Democratic-Republican party in the 1790s&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 50)
I founded the University of Virginia&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 50)
I served as the third President of the United States&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 50)
I wrote the Declaration of Independence&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 50)
I was born a slave in Maryland&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 50)
I escaped from slavery and became a spokesman for the abolition of slavery&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 50)
After the Civil War I served as mayor of Washington, D.C.&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 50)
I wrote my autobiography to describe the evils and horrors of slavery&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 50)
I was the leading propagandist of the American Revolution&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 50)
I was imprisoned in France because of my radical writings&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 50)
I wrote the Crisis papers to support the American Revolution&choe=UTF-8
Question 24 (of 50)
I wrote Common Sense in 1776 to gain support for American Independence&choe=UTF-8
Question 25 (of 50)
I reigned as king for 60 years&choe=UTF-8
Question 26 (of 50)
I went insane in my last years of life&choe=UTF-8
Question 27 (of 50)
I enforced royal authority throughout my reign&choe=UTF-8
Question 28 (of 50)
I was king of England during the American Revolution&choe=UTF-8
Question 29 (of 50)
I was known as “Old Hickory”&choe=UTF-8
Question 30 (of 50)
I was a symbol of the rise of the common man in American history&choe=UTF-8
Question 31 (of 50)
I served as president of the United States from 1829 to 1837&choe=UTF-8
Question 32 (of 50)
I won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815&choe=UTF-8
Question 33 (of 50)
I supported a protective tariff and national improvements after the War of 1812&choe=UTF-8
Question 34 (of 50)
I served as Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832&choe=UTF-8
Question 35 (of 50)
I served as Senator from South Carolina until my death in 1850&choe=UTF-8
Question 36 (of 50)
I was a spokesman for states’ rights and the nullification of federal laws&choe=UTF-8
Question 37 (of 50)
I served twice as Secretary of State&choe=UTF-8
Question 38 (of 50)
I was a representative and senator from Massachusetts in Congress&choe=UTF-8
Question 39 (of 50)
I was an excellent speaker and voiced my opposition to slavery and secession&choe=UTF-8
Question 40 (of 50)
I negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842&choe=UTF-8
Question 41 (of 50)
I lost elections for President of the United States in 1824, 1832, and 1844&choe=UTF-8
Question 42 (of 50)
I served as Speaker of the House for 13 years and in the Senate for 11 years&choe=UTF-8
Question 43 (of 50)
I helped to pass the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850&choe=UTF-8
Question 44 (of 50)
I am known as the “Great Compromiser”&choe=UTF-8
Question 45 (of 50)
I was born poor but became a successful&choe=UTF-8
Question 46 (of 50)
lawyer in Illinois&choe=UTF-8
Question 47 (of 50)
I was a founder of the Republican party in the mid 1850s&choe=UTF-8
Question 48 (of 50)
I was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in 1865&choe=UTF-8
Question 49 (of 50)
I was President of the United States during the Civil War&choe=UTF-8
Question 50 (of 50)
