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. What is the capital of the United Kingdom? | London | 2. 2. What is the capital of Scotland? | Cardiff | 3. 3. What is British currency? | Pound | 4. 4. Great Britain consists of ……………..countries. | 3 | 5. 5. The popular story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was written in 1865 by... | Lewis Carroll | 6. 6.England's longest river | Severn | 7. 7. One of England’s most well-known landmarks is the ancient circle of stones called | Stonehenge | 8. 8. The largest city in Scotland is | Glasgow | 9. 9. What is the form of state of the UK | Constitutional Monarchy | 10. 10. What are the 3 biggest cities in the UK? | London, Birmingham and Leeds | 11. 11. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain? | Ben Nevis | 12. 12. Who is the patron saint of England? | St.George | 13. 13. Where The Beatles started their career? | Liverpool | 14. 14.The northern part of Ireland belongs to the United Kingdom and is called "Northern Ireland" or………… | "Ulster" | 15. 15. Saint Patrick’s holiday is celebrated on…………… | March 17th | 16. 16.10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the | Prime Minister | 17. 17. What is the oldest university in Great Britain? | Oxford | 18. 18. How many times did the Romans invade Britain? | 2 | 19. 19. What is Snowdonia? | the most famous National Parks in Wales | 20. 20. When is Guy Fawkes’ Night celebrated? | 5th November | 21. 21. Where was William Shakespere born? | Stradford-on-Avon | 22. 22. The largest park in London is called... | Hyde Park | 23. 23. Speaker’s Corner is a place where... | anybody can express their opinion | 24. 24. The National Day of Wales is on ... | March, 1st | 25. 25. The most famous Scottish poet in the world | Robert Burns | 26. 26. The most popular Scottish musical instrument | bagpipe | 27. 27. The Queen lives in... | Buckingham Palace | 28. 28. How many fountains are there on Trafalgar Square? | 2 | 29. 29. What is the most famous shopping street in London? | Oxford str. | 30. 30. What is the colour of London taxes? | black |
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