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. After which American president was the "teddy bear" named? | Theodore Roosevelt | 2. In World War One, which battle was the worst in terms of casualties for the British Army?2 | The Somme2 | 3. Which of his wives did Henry VIII accuse of witchcraft, for which she was then executed?3 | Anne Boleyn3 | 4. Who did explorer John Smith credit with saving his life?4 | Pocohontas4 | 5. What was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought in 1485?5 | Battle of Bosworth Field5 | 6. Who took over from President Hindenburg as Germany's head of state in 1933?6 | Adolf Hitler6 | 7. In which battle did Harold II, the last Saxon king, lose his life?7 | Battle of Hastings7 | 8. Who ruled England as Lord Protector but was never crowned King?8 | Oliver Cromwell8 | 9. What year did World War One end?9 | 19189 | 10. Which ancient people built pyramids?10 | The Egyptians10 | 11. Who was the first man on the moon?11 | Neil Armstrong11 | 12. Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?12 | Winston Churchill12 | 13. Which ancient king had a round table?13 | King Arthur13 | 14. What are the Wright brothers famous for?14 | Flying the first powered aircraft14 | 15. What sank the SS Titanic?15 | An Iceberg15 | 16. What year was the Great Fire of London?16 | 166616 | 17. Which structures were built in medieval times as a mixture of residence and defensive building?17 | Castles17 | 18. Which people travelled in longships and raided Britain from Scandinavia in early medieval times?18 | Vikings18 | 19. Spitfires and Hurricanes helped win which battle in 1940?19 | Battle of Britain19 | 20. Who was the “Lady with the Lamp” during the Crimean War?20 | Florence Nightingale20 |
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