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. When was the battle of Hastings? | 1066 | 2. How many Back to the Future Films were there? | 3 | 3. What day is Christmas day on this year? | Monday | 4. Who is currently 3rd in line for the throne? | Prince George | 5. Who are the present Gallagher Premiership champions? | Saracens | 6. The world cup of which popular game will take place on 26th - 28th July 2019 in New York? | Fortnite | 7. Where,not on this planet, will America be allowing tourists to visit from 2020? | International Space Station | 8. A new version of which British coin or note will be bough out next year? | £20 | 9. In March 2021, NASA plans to launch the James Webb Telescope, but what is the name of the current space telescope that is in orbit? | Hubble | 10. In 2021, a new £50 note will be circulated. The portrait on the back will be of the mathematician called Allen Turing. He was alive during WW2, what was he famous for achieving? | Cracking the Enigma Code | 11. A kids film is being released on 16th August. It is a live action version of a Nickelodeon cartoon for young children, in which the main character is a young girl who travels around and helps viewers to learn Spanish. Who is she? | Dora the Explorer | 12. What sports world cup is currently taking place in Liverpool? | Netball | 13. What is the name of the latest royal to be born? | Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor | 14. Crediton, at the time, witnessed the second largest fire in the country, second only to the Great Fire of London. But what was the date of the Great Fire of Crediton? | 14th August 1743 | 15. What was the original name of Creditons secondary school before it was known as Queen Elizabeth Community College? | Shelley School | 16. Which royal, on a tour of Cornwall and Devon, visited the Donkey Sanctuary this week on a day that they also celebrated their birthday? | Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) | 17. What was the name of the first Harry Potter book? | Philosopher's Stone | 18. Who,until the end of this month is the current prime minister? | Theresa May | 19. What was the start and end years of World War 2? | 1939 - 1945 |
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How many Back to the Future Films were there?&choe=UTF-8
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What day is Christmas day on this year?&choe=UTF-8
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Who is currently 3rd in line for the throne?&choe=UTF-8
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Who are the present Gallagher Premiership champions?&choe=UTF-8
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The world cup of which popular game will take place on 26th - 28th July 2019 in New York?&choe=UTF-8
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Where,not on this planet, will America be allowing tourists to visit from 2020?&choe=UTF-8
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A new version of which British coin or note will be bough out next year?&choe=UTF-8
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In March 2021, NASA plans to launch the James Webb Telescope, but what is the name of the current space telescope that is in orbit?&choe=UTF-8
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In 2021, a new £50 note will be circulated. The portrait on the back will be of the mathematician called Allen Turing. He was alive during WW2, what was he famous for achieving?&choe=UTF-8
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A kids film is being released on 16th August. It is a live action version of a Nickelodeon cartoon for young children, in which the main character is a young girl who travels around and helps viewers to learn Spanish. Who is she?&choe=UTF-8
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What sports world cup is currently taking place in Liverpool?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the name of the latest royal to be born?&choe=UTF-8
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Crediton, at the time, witnessed the second largest fire in the country, second only to the Great Fire of London. But what was the date of the Great Fire of Crediton?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the original name of Creditons secondary school before it was known as Queen Elizabeth Community College?&choe=UTF-8
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Which royal, on a tour of Cornwall and Devon, visited the Donkey Sanctuary this week on a day that they also celebrated their birthday?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the name of the first Harry Potter book?&choe=UTF-8
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Who,until the end of this month is the current prime minister?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the start and end years of World War 2?&choe=UTF-8
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