QR Challenge: English Speaking Countries - general knowledge quiz

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. What is the capital city of the United States of America?	Washington D.C
2. What is the United States flag called?	the Stars and Stripes
3. What is the capital city of Canada?	Ottawa
4. What are the official languages in Canada?	English and French
5. What is the symbol of Canada?	the maple leaf
6. What is the national winter sport of Canada?	hockey
7. What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?	London
8. What flower symbolizes Scotland?	the thistle
9. What is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland?	Dublin
10. What is the symbol of Ireland?	the shamrock
11. What are the colours of the Republic of Ireland’s flag?	orange, white and green
12. What is the patron saint of Ireland?	St Patrick
13. What is the capital city of Australia?	Canberra
14. What are the colours of Australia’s flag?	blue, white and red
15. What is the aboriginal name for the Ayer’s Rock?	Urulu
16. What is the capital city of New Zealand?	Wellington
17. What is a kiwi?	a bird
18. How many islands does New Zealand consist of?	two

 

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