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. From what tree do acorns come | oak | 2. Name the most famous nurse of Victorian Times who improved care for wounded soldiers | Florence Nightingale | 3. What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl | Hedwig | 4. How many years are there in a millennium | 1000 | 5. Who does (the animated character) Princess Fiona marry | Shrek | 6. What is the first element on the periodic table of elements | Hydrogen | 7. Name the four main characters from the cartoon series ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ | Donatello,Leonardo,Raphael and Michael Angelo | 8. In which year did the Titanic sink | 1912 | 9. Name all the seven dwarfs from the fairy tale ‘Snow White’ | Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Doc, Dopey and Bashful | 10. Who was the 16th president of the United States | Abraham Lincoln | 11. Where did the Olympic Games originate | Greece | 12. Which is the top-selling album to sell more than 10 million copies | Garth Brooks | 13. Which male artist kicked off 2017 with Shape of You and Castle on the Hill | Ed Sheeran | 14. Can you unscramble the following letters to reveal a word related to a tornado: TTRESIW | Twister | 15. Can you unscramble the following words to reveal the 5 main types of vertebrates: MSALMAM - RIDSB - SIANPMAIBH - PETLISER - SFHI | Mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish | 16. Which 2016 Disney movie features a rabbit police office called Judy Hopps | Zootopia | 17. What letter represents the number 5 in Roman numerals | V | 18. How many periods are on ice in a hockey game | 3 |
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What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl&choe=UTF-8
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How many years are there in a millennium&choe=UTF-8
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Who does (the animated character) Princess Fiona marry&choe=UTF-8
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Name the four main characters from the cartoon series ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’&choe=UTF-8
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In which year did the Titanic sink&choe=UTF-8
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Name all the seven dwarfs from the fairy tale ‘Snow White’&choe=UTF-8
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Who was the 16th president of the United States&choe=UTF-8
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Where did the Olympic Games originate&choe=UTF-8
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Which is the top-selling album to sell more than 10 million copies&choe=UTF-8
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Which male artist kicked off 2017 with Shape of You and Castle on the Hill&choe=UTF-8
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Can you unscramble the following letters to reveal a word related to a tornado: TTRESIW&choe=UTF-8
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Can you unscramble the following words to reveal the 5 main types of vertebrates: MSALMAM - RIDSB - SIANPMAIBH - PETLISER - SFHI&choe=UTF-8
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Which 2016 Disney movie features a rabbit police office called Judy Hopps&choe=UTF-8
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What letter represents the number 5 in Roman numerals&choe=UTF-8
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How many periods are on ice in a hockey game&choe=UTF-8
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