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. The general term apostle means "one who is sent" and can be used in reference to any missionary of the Church during the New Testament period. In reference to the twelve companions chosen by Jesus, also known as "the Twelve," the term refers to those special witnesses of Jesus on whose ministry the early Church was built and whose successors are the bishops. | 2. Jesus' passage from this world into divine glory in God's heavenly domain forty days after his Resurrection. It is from this domain that Jesus will come again2 | 3. The term Church comes from the Latin ekklesia which means "to call out of" and has three inseparable meanings: (1) the entire People of God throughout the world; (2) the diocese, which is also known as the local Church; (3) the assembly of believers gathered for the celebration of the liturgy, especially the Eucharist. In the Nicene Creed, the Church is recognized as One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic—traits that together are referred to as "Marks of the Church"3 | 4. Practice of an ever-increasing acquisition and consumption of goods4 | 5. The open-ended contract of love between God and human beings. Jesus' Death and Resurrection sealed God's New Covenant of love for all time5 | 6. The life of following Jesus Christ. The word disciple comes from the Latin word that means "learner"6 | 7. Theological study of the Christian Church that focusses on the origins of Christianity, its relationship to Jesus, its role in salvation, its governance and leadership as well as its discipline7 | 8. A gathering of the Church's bishops from around the world convened by the Pope or approved by him to address pressing issues in the Church8 | 9. A non-Jewish person. In the Scriptures the Gentiles were the uncircumcised, those who did not honor the God of the Torah. In the New Testament, Saint Paul and other evangelists reached out to the Gentiles, baptizing them into the family of God9 | 10. The instruction given to the Apostles by Jesus in Matthew 28:16-20 to spread the Gospel to the world and to baptize all nations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit10 | 11. Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great.11 | 12. Hebrew word used to describe the special relationship that God had with Israel12 | 13. Social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control13 | 14. A Greek word for "proclamation," the core teaching about Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It is the basic Christian message that Jesus of Nazareth died and was raised from the dead by God the Father for the forgiveness of sins14 | 15. The reign of God proclaimed by Jesus and begun in his Life, Death, and Resurrection. It refers to the process of God's reconciling and renewing all things through his Son and his will being done on earth as it is in Heaven. The process has begun with Jesus in the Church, and will be perfectly completed at the end of time. The Kingdom of God has three unique characteristics: has a present and future dimension, is meant for all, especially the poor, and is open to sinners15 | 16. Greek word meaning "communion" or "fellowship" that describes the early life of the Church16 | 17. The bishops, in communion with the pope (the successor of St. Peter), who are the living and teaching office of the Church. The Magisterium is entrusted with guarding and handing on the Deposit of Faith and with authentically interpreting God's Revelation, in the forms of both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition17 | 18. These are characteristics or essential features that enable people to recognize the Church. Although theologians have proposed different marks of the Church, particular attention is given to the four mentioned in the Nicene Creed: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic18 | 19. Someone who has been killed because of his or her faith. To be martyred is to be killed for one's faith19 | 20. The formal statement or profession of Christian belief originally formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 and amplified at the Council of Constantinople in 381 20 | 21. Christ's work of redemption, accomplished principally by his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension. This mystery is commemorated and made present through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist 21 | 22. Fifty days after Easter when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and gave them the power to preach with conviction the message that Jesus is risen and is Lord of the universe. The Church celebrates Pentecost every year as the beginning of the new "age of the Church," when Christ lives and acts in and with his Church through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit 22 | 23. A term that means "the first gospel," which is found in Genesis 3:15, when God revealed that he would send a Savior to redeem the world from its sins. This is the first announcement of the Good News and promise of God's redemptive love through the person of Jesus Christ. 23 |
The general term apostle means "one who is sent" and can be used in reference to any missionary of the Church during the New Testament period. In reference to the twelve companions chosen by Jesus, also known as "the Twelve," the term refers to those special witnesses of Jesus on whose ministry the early Church was built and whose successors are the bishops.&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 23)
Jesus' passage from this world into divine glory in God's heavenly domain forty days after his Resurrection. It is from this domain that Jesus will come again2&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 23)
The term Church comes from the Latin ekklesia which means "to call out of" and has three inseparable meanings: (1) the entire People of God throughout the world; (2) the diocese, which is also known as the local Church; (3) the assembly of believers gathered for the celebration of the liturgy, especially the Eucharist. In the Nicene Creed, the Church is recognized as One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic—traits that together are referred to as "Marks of the Church"3&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 23)
Practice of an ever-increasing acquisition and consumption of goods4&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 23)
The open-ended contract of love between God and human beings. Jesus' Death and Resurrection sealed God's New Covenant of love for all time5&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 23)
The life of following Jesus Christ. The word disciple comes from the Latin word that means "learner"6&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 23)
Theological study of the Christian Church that focusses on the origins of Christianity, its relationship to Jesus, its role in salvation, its governance and leadership as well as its discipline7&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 23)
A gathering of the Church's bishops from around the world convened by the Pope or approved by him to address pressing issues in the Church8&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 23)
A non-Jewish person. In the Scriptures the Gentiles were the uncircumcised, those who did not honor the God of the Torah. In the New Testament, Saint Paul and other evangelists reached out to the Gentiles, baptizing them into the family of God9&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 23)
The instruction given to the Apostles by Jesus in Matthew 28:16-20 to spread the Gospel to the world and to baptize all nations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit10&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 23)
Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great.11&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 23)
Hebrew word used to describe the special relationship that God had with Israel12&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 23)
Social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control13&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 23)
A Greek word for "proclamation," the core teaching about Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It is the basic Christian message that Jesus of Nazareth died and was raised from the dead by God the Father for the forgiveness of sins14&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 23)
The reign of God proclaimed by Jesus and begun in his Life, Death, and Resurrection. It refers to the process of God's reconciling and renewing all things through his Son and his will being done on earth as it is in Heaven. The process has begun with Jesus in the Church, and will be perfectly completed at the end of time. The Kingdom of God has three unique characteristics: has a present and future dimension, is meant for all, especially the poor, and is open to sinners15&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 23)
Greek word meaning "communion" or "fellowship" that describes the early life of the Church16&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 23)
The bishops, in communion with the pope (the successor of St. Peter), who are the living and teaching office of the Church. The Magisterium is entrusted with guarding and handing on the Deposit of Faith and with authentically interpreting God's Revelation, in the forms of both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition17&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 23)
These are characteristics or essential features that enable people to recognize the Church. Although theologians have proposed different marks of the Church, particular attention is given to the four mentioned in the Nicene Creed: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic18&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 23)
Someone who has been killed because of his or her faith. To be martyred is to be killed for one's faith19&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 23)
The formal statement or profession of Christian belief originally formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 and amplified at the Council of Constantinople in 381 20&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 23)
Christ's work of redemption, accomplished principally by his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension. This mystery is commemorated and made present through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist 21&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 23)
Fifty days after Easter when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and gave them the power to preach with conviction the message that Jesus is risen and is Lord of the universe. The Church celebrates Pentecost every year as the beginning of the new "age of the Church," when Christ lives and acts in and with his Church through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit 22&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 23)
A term that means "the first gospel," which is found in Genesis 3:15, when God revealed that he would send a Savior to redeem the world from its sins. This is the first announcement of the Good News and promise of God's redemptive love through the person of Jesus Christ. 23&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 23)
