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. Are all Latinos living in the U.S. immigrants? | No | 2. What is the Capital of Honduras? | Tegucigalpa | 3. The paella is a typical dish from what country? | Spain | 4. What is the monetary unit of Costa Rica? | El colon | 5. What are Chichen Itza and Uxmal? | Mayan ruins | 6. What is the name of the Argentinian President's residence? | La Casa Rosada | 7. In what year did Fidel Castro become the Dictator of Cuba? | 1959 | 8. Who is Antoni Gaudí? | Famous Spanish Arquitect | 9. When is Heritage Month celebrated?Dates | From Sept 15 to Oct 15 | 10. One of the best-known Latino streets in Miami is | Calle Ocho | 11. Who was the first Hispanic Housing Secretary of the U.S.? | Henry Cisneros | 12. This scrumptious version of Mexican corn on the cob with delicious sauce and spices now found in ballparks and street fairs around the country is called | Elote | 13. This kid from Yuma, Arizona joined the Navy, served two years in the Pacific during WWII, was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Freedom: | Cesar Chávez | 14. There are approximately how many Hispanics in the U.S.? | 54 Million | 15. This Latino is one of only two people to win a Super Bowl as a player, as an assistant coach, and as a head coach | Tom Flores | 16. The estimated buying power of the U.S. Hispanic population is | B 1.2 Trillion | 17. The top-grossing Spanish-speaking Hollywood movie is: | C Instrucions Not Included | 18. The Dominican Republic’s signature plaintain dish is | C Mangú | 19. Who was the first Latino elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? | Ted Williams | 20. The phrase "Wise Latina" gained popularity after Sonia Sotomayor was nominated for | Supreme Court | 21. Who was the first Latina elected to Congress? | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 22. The 2008 film “Celia the Queen” is about a | Cuban singer and global artist | 23. Who is the Colombian singer that sings "Juntos" and "A Dios le pido"? | Juanes | 24. Who is the Colombian Soccer Player in Real Madrid? | James Rodriguez | 25. Who is Octavio Paz? | Mexican Nobel Prize in Literature Winner |
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