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. Who is the bear in The Jungle Book? | Baloo | 2. Who had an encounter with the three bears? | Goldilocks | 3. Who leads a gang of outlaws in Sherwood Forest? | Robin Hood | 4. Who were all the King’s horses and men unable to put together again? | Humpty Dumpty | 5. What is the name of Peter Pan’s piratical enemy? | Captain Hook | 6. What was the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl? | Hedwig | 7. How many wives did Henry VIII have? | 6 | 8. In which country in ancient times was mummification carried out on important people when they died? | Egypt | 9. Which ship sank on her maiden voyage in 1912? | The Titanic | 10. Who was caught red-handed trying to blow up parliament in 1605? | Guy Fawkes | 11. What is the London home of the prime minister? | 10 Downing Street | 12. Which people travelled in longships and raided Britain from Scandinavia in early medieval times? | Vikings | 13. What title was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt? | Pharoah | 14. What material was used to make a famous bridge in Shropshire in 1779, a town now being named after it? | Iron | 15. Air Force One is a plane used by the holder of what position? | President of the USA | 16. Sheriff Woody Pride and Buzz Lightyear are major characters in which series of films? | Toy Story | 17. What is the name of Shrek’s wife? | Princess Fiona | 18. What is the name of the hero in The Lion King? | Simba | 19. Wolverine is the leader of which band of superheroes? | The X Men | 20. From what tree do acorns come? | Oak | 21. What is the largest planet in the solar system? | Jupiter | 22. What colour are dandelions? | Yellow | 23. How many sides does a hexagon have? | 6 | 24. What has the scientific formula H2O? | Water | 25. Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard? | A | 26. Which planet is known as “The Red Planet”? | Mars | 27. What are the young of frogs and toads called? | Tadpoles | 28. In computing, what is Mb short for? | Megabyte | 29. What name is given to the collection of 22 bones found in the head? | Skull | 30. Cocker, Springer and King Charles are varieties of which breed of dog? | Spaniel | 31. Which leaves can be used to soothe the pain from stinging nettles? | Dock Leaves | 32. What is the name of the football stadium where England play home matches and the FA Cup Finals are also played? | Wembley | 33. Crawl, backstroke and butterfly are different methods in which sport? | Swimming | 34. What is the name of the Australian throwing stick that can return to its thrower? | Boomerang | 35. In netball, for what does WA stand? | Wing Attack | 36. What sort of animal is the video game character Sonic? | Hedgehog | 37. What colour jersey is won by the leader in the Tour de France? | Yellow | 38. In which sport might you do a slam dunk? | Basketball |
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