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. 1. I was president of the United States during the War of 1812. Who Am I? | James Madison | 2. 2. I was president of the United States during the XYZ Affair. Who Am I? | John Adams | 3. 3. I was president of the United States when America doubled in size. Who Am I? | Thomas Jefferson | 4. 4. I was president of the United States during the Whiskey Rebellion. Who Am I? | George Washington | 5. 5. In this announcement made by the 5th president, European nations were told to stay away from the Western Hemisphere. What Am I? | Monroe Doctrine | 6. 6. I was the president responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. Who Am I? | Andrew Jackson | 7. 7. I maintained the balance between the free and slave states. What Am I? | Missouri Compromise | 8. 8. I was the Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review. What Am I? | Marbury vs. Madison | 9. 9. I am the year when the Louisiana Purchase occurred. What Am I? | 1803 | 10. 10.I am the state that refused to pay a tariff when Andrew Jackson was president and I threatened to secede. Who Am I? | South Carolina | 11. 11. I was the reason that the War of 1812 took place. What am I? | impressment | 12. 12. We are the political party that wants tariffs, a national bank and a nation of manufacturing. Who are we? | Federalists | 13. 13. We are the political party that wants state banks, free trade, and common people in power. Who are we? | Democratic-Republicans | 14. 14. I told Americans that they were prohibited from trading with European nations in 1807. What am I? | Embargo Act | 15. 15. In this speech Americans were told to stay away from political parties and European wars and organizations. What Am I? | Washington’s Farewell Address | 16. 16. We were the duo sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Who are we? | Lewis & Clark | 17. 17. I am the law that removed and relocated Native Americans living in the southeastern U.S. to Oklahoma. What am I? | Indian Removal Act | 18. 18. I am the forced removal and relocation of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. What am I? | Trail of Tears | 19. 19. I am the Supreme Court case that said states could not tax the national government. What am I? | McCulloch vs. Maryland | 20. 20. I am the Supreme Court case that said only the national government could control interstate commerce. What am I? | Gibbons vs. Ogden | 21. 21. I am the event caused by South Carolina’s refusal to enforce a tariff in 1832. What am I? | Nullification Crisis | 22. 22. I was the Secretary of Treasury under George Washington and I created a financial plan consisting of a national bank and tariffs to set up the American economy. Who am I? | Alexander Hamilton | 23. 23. I am the Supreme Court case which stated that the Cherokees were an independent nation subject to federal but not state laws. What am I? | Worcester vs. Georgia | 24. 24. During my leadership as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court made some rulings which increased the power of the national government. Who Am I? | John Marshall | 25. 25. George Washington’s response to this incident demonstrated the strength of the new national government. What am I? | Whiskey Rebellion. | 26. 26. We were the laws which made it illegal to criticize the government and made it more difficult for immigrants to become citizens. What are we? | Alien & Sedition Acts | 27. 27. I am the time period after the War of 1812 that was characterized by nationalism and patriotism. What am I? | Era of Good Feelings | 28. 28. I am the event that officially ended the War of 1812. What am I? | Treaty of Ghent. | 29. 29. I am the announcement made by President Washington in which the U.S. stated that they would remain neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France. What am I? | Proclamation of Neutrality | 30. 30. I became the president of the U.S. in 1824 by a “corrupt bargain” even though my opponent Andrew Jackson had won the popular vote. Who Am I? | John Quincy Adams |
1. I was president of the United States during the War of 1812. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 30)
2. I was president of the United States during the XYZ Affair. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 30)
3. I was president of the United States when America doubled in size. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 30)
4. I was president of the United States during the Whiskey Rebellion. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 30)
5. In this announcement made by the 5th president, European nations were told to stay away from the Western Hemisphere. What Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 30)
6. I was the president responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 30)
7. I maintained the balance between the free and slave states. What Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 30)
8. I was the Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review. What Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 30)
9. I am the year when the Louisiana Purchase occurred. What Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 30)
10.I am the state that refused to pay a tariff when Andrew Jackson was president and I threatened to secede. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 30)
11. I was the reason that the War of 1812 took place. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 30)
12. We are the political party that wants tariffs, a national bank and a nation of manufacturing. Who are we?&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 30)
13. We are the political party that wants state banks, free trade, and common people in power. Who are we?&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 30)
14. I told Americans that they were prohibited from trading with European nations in 1807. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 30)
15. In this speech Americans were told to stay away from political parties and European wars and organizations. What Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 30)
16. We were the duo sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Who are we?&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 30)
17. I am the law that removed and relocated Native Americans living in the southeastern U.S. to Oklahoma. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 30)
18. I am the forced removal and relocation of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 30)
19. I am the Supreme Court case that said states could not tax the national government. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 30)
20. I am the Supreme Court case that said only the national government could control interstate commerce. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 30)
21. I am the event caused by South Carolina’s refusal to enforce a tariff in 1832. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 30)
22. I was the Secretary of Treasury under George Washington and I created a financial plan consisting of a national bank and tariffs to set up the American economy. Who am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 30)
23. I am the Supreme Court case which stated that the Cherokees were an independent nation subject to federal but not state laws. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 30)
24. During my leadership as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court made some rulings which increased the power of the national government. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 24 (of 30)
25. George Washington’s response to this incident demonstrated the strength of the new national government. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 25 (of 30)
26. We were the laws which made it illegal to criticize the government and made it more difficult for immigrants to become citizens. What are we?&choe=UTF-8
Question 26 (of 30)
27. I am the time period after the War of 1812 that was characterized by nationalism and patriotism. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 27 (of 30)
28. I am the event that officially ended the War of 1812. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 28 (of 30)
29. I am the announcement made by President Washington in which the U.S. stated that they would remain neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France. What am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 29 (of 30)
30. I became the president of the U.S. in 1824 by a “corrupt bargain” even though my opponent Andrew Jackson had won the popular vote. Who Am I?&choe=UTF-8
Question 30 (of 30)
