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. 1. What is the capital city of the United States of America? a)New York b)Washington D.C c) Boston	b)Washington D.C
2. 2. What is the United States flag called? a)the Stripes and Stars b) the Stars and Stripes c) the American Banner	b)Stars and Stripes
3. 3. Where is Disneyland? a)in Florida b) in New York c) in California	c)in California
4. 4. What is the capital city of Canada? a)Toronto b) Ottawa c)Montreal	b)Ottawa
5. 5. What are the official languages in Canada? a) Spanish and English b) English and Portuguese c) English and French	c)English and French
6. 6. What is the symbol of Canada? a)the maple leaf b) the moose c)the totem	a)the maple leaf
7. 7. Who wrote a famous book “Anne of Green Gables”? a)Margaret Mitchell b) Lucy Maud Montgomery c) Jane Austen	b)Lucy Maud Montgomery
8. 8. What is the national winter sport of Canada? a)skiing b)skating c)hockey	c)hockey
9. 9. What is the capital city of the United Kingdom? a)Edinburgh b)Cardiff c)London	c)London
10. 10. What flower symbolizes Scotland? a)the rose b) the daffodil c)the thistle	c)the thistle
11. 11. What is Stonehenge?a)a historic document b)a famous ship c)a prehistoric monument	c)a prehistoric monument
12. 12. Where is St Paul’s Cathedral? a)in Edinburgh b) in London c)in Glasgow	b)in London
13. 13. What animal is the symbol of Wales?a)the puffin b)the dragon c)the sheep	b)the dragon
14. 14. What is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland? a)Dublin b) Belfast c) Cork	b)Belfast
15. 15. What is the symbol of Ireland? a)the dragon b)the shamrock c)the leek	b)the shamrock
16. 16. What are the colours of the Republic of Ireland’s flag? a)blue,red and white b)white,green and yellow c)orange,white and green	c)orange,white and green
17. 17. What is the patron saint of Ireland? a)St David b)St Andrew c)St Patrick	c)St Patrick
18. 18. What is the capital city of Australia? a)Sydney b)Melbourne c)Canberra	c)Canberra
19. 19. What are the colours of Australia’s flag? a)white,green and orange b)blue, white and red c) white and red	b)blue, white and red
20. 20. What is the official language in Australia?a) Australian b)Spanish c) English	c)English
21. 21. What is the capital city of New Zealand? a)Auckland b)Nelson c)Wellington	c)Wellington
22. 22. What is a kiwi? a)a marsupial b)a snake c) a bird	c)a bird
23. 23. How many islands does New Zealand consist of? a)three b)just one c)two	c)two
24. 24. It is always on the fourth Thursday of November and it is celebrated by a large meal: turkey, corn, stuffing. a)Thanksgiving b)Easter c)Christmas	a) Thanksgiving
25. 25. When do the children play a great game 'Apple bobbing'a)on Halloween b)on Easter Day c)on Guy Fawkes Day	a)on Halloween
26. 26. The Day of Lovers is called...	Valentine’s Day.
27. 27. On that day people wear green clothes. It’s a national holiday in Ireland.	It’s St. Patrick's Day.
28. 28. When does ‘Egg rolling’ take place?	at Easter.
29. 29. The first president of the USA was...	George Washington
30. 30. When is Halloween?	on 31st October
31. 31. When is St. Valentines Day?	on 14th February
32. 32. When is St. Patrick's Day?	on 17th March
33. 33. When is European Day of Languages?	26th September
34. 34. The Union Jack is the national flag of...	the United Kingdom
35. 35. What is the name of the British Queen?	Elisabeth II
36. 36. What is the capital of Wales? a)London b)Oxford c)Cardiff	c)Cardiff
37. 37. Where did the Beatles come from? a)Liverpool b)Manchester c)Oxford	a)Liverpool
38. 38. What is the national musical instrument of Scotland? a)piano b)guitar c)bagpipe	c)bagpipe
39. 39. What is the Scottish Loch Ness? a)a lake b)a river c)a sea	a)a lake
40. 40. Saint Andrew is the Patron of...	Scotland
41. 41. When is Boxing Day? a)on 24th December b)on 25th December c)on 26th December	c)on 26th December
42. 42. Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'?	William Shakespeare
43. 43. London lies on the River: a)Thames b)Trent c)Avon	a)Thames
44. 44. What is the name of Santa's reindeer?	Rudolph
45. 45. When do children play 'Trick or treat'?	on Halloween
46. 46. When do people send cards or give presents to the person they love?	Valentine's Day
47. 47. Where can you find Big Ben?	in London/in England/in Britain
48. 48. Barack Obama in the president of...	the USA
49. 49. J. K. Rowling writes about…	Harry Potter
50. 50. Who lives at 10 Downing Street? a)The Prince of Wales b)The Queen c)The Prime Minister	c)The Prime Minister

 

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