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. What movie won "best original score" at the 2014 Oscars? | Gravity | 2. What was the song title of the "best original song" award at the 2014 Oscars? | Let It Go | 3. In what country was Hans Zimmer born? | Germany | 4. What movie did Hans Zimmer create the theme music for in 2007? | August Rush | 5. Who wrote the score for the movie "Titanic"? | James Horner | 6. What year was Danny Elfman born in? | 1953 | 7. What popular TV show did Danny Elfman write the theme song for? | The Simpsons | 8. What is Howard Shore's middle name? | Leslie | 9. In what year did Howard Shore win an Oscar for scoring "The Return of the King"? | 2003 | 10. Who composed the score for the movie “Jaws”? | John Williams | 11. “Imperial March” from the Star Wars movie often accompanies which character? | Darth Vader | 12. What is the title of track #7 from the “(500) Days of Summer” soundtrack? | You Make My Dreams | 13. How many Oscars has John Williams won? | Five | 14. Who composed the song “You’ve got a Friend in Me?” from the movie “Toy Story”? | Randy Newman | 15. What piano piece composed by Chopin is used as source music in the movie “The Notebook”? | Prelude in Eb minor Op.28, no. 4 | 16. Who performs “The Traveling Song” from the movie “Madagascar”? | Will.i.am | 17. What movie won the Oscar for best original score in 1994? | The Lion King | 18. What movie won the Oscar for best original score in 2009? | Up | 19. What song title won the Oscar for best original song in 2005? | It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp | 20. Who wrote the song “Man or a Muppet” from “The Muppets”? | Brent McKenzie | 21. What movie is the song “The Scarlet Tide” from? | Cold Mountain | 22. What is track #1 from “The Hunger Games” soundtrack? | Safe and Sound | 23. Who performed the song “Reflection” on the “Mulan” sountrack? | Christina Aguilera | 24. Who composed the music for “Ice Age”? | David Newman | 25. What movie is the song “Atlas” by Coldplay from? | Catching Fire |
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