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 Hudson River named after and who was the first explorer to explore it? | Henry Hudson; Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the Hudson in 1524 | 2. What famous pilot landed a plane on the Hudson River? | Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger | 3. The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), now part of the CME Group, is located at the corner of Vesey Street and North End Avenue. NYMEX is a commodities exchange. Identify one commodity that is traded on NYMEX. | Corn, soybeans, crude oil, natural gas | 4. One World Trade Center sits next to the 9/11 Memorial site and is the tallest building in the U.S. How tall is the building and what is the significance of its height? | 1776’ tall and it’s the birth of the U.S. | 5. The twin towers of the World Trade Center once sat on the site of the 9/11 Memorial. When were they built? | Construction started August 6, 1968; Opened April 4, 1973 | 6. The World Trade Center towers were hit on September 11, 2001 by two commercial airplanes. Which tower collapsed first? | The South Tower collapsed at 9:59 am | 7. The 9/11 Memorial was built on the site of the World Trade Center towers. Two 1-acre pools with the largest man-made waterfalls in the United States sit in the footprints of the Twin Towers. When did the 9/11 memorial open to the public? | September 11, 2011 | 8. A callery pear tree was recovered from the rubble at the World Trade Center site and is now part of the 9/11 Memorial site. What is the tree now called? | The Survivor Tree | 9. On the corner of Liberty and Nassau Streets sits the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This bank is one of twelve federal reserve banks in the U.S. Describe one function of the Federal Reserve. | Monetary policy; economic stability | 10. Who is the chairman of the Federal Reserve? | Jerome Powell | 11. The Brooklyn Bridge crosses the East River to Brooklyn, one of New York City’s five boroughs. The East River really isn’t a river. What is it? | a salt water tidal estuary | 12. As you walk down Broadway you will see granite strips in the sidewalk commemorating the ticker-tape parades held in the city. How many ticker-tape parades have there been in the city and when was the first one held? | 206; first one October 28, 1886 for the Statue of Liberty | 13. What is the name of this church that sits at the end of Wall Street? | Trinity Church | 14. The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street. It is the most prestigious exchange in the United States. When was the New York Stock Exchange founded? | May 17, 1792 | 15. New York City served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. George Washington took the oath of office as our first President on Wall Street, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. What is the name of the building across the street from the New York Stock Exchange where George Washington became the first President of the United States of America? | Federal Hall | 16. The headquarters of the J.P. Morgan and Co. are located on Wall Street. J.P. Morgan was a financier and industrialist and one of the most powerful men in the U.S. during the Industrial Revolution. On September 16, 1920 a horse-drawn wagon carrying dynamite exploded outside the J.P. Morgan headquarters. How many people were killed in this terrorist attack? | 30 people immediately, 8 later | 17. The bronze charging bull statue stands in Bowling Green in the financial district of New York City. What does a bull represent in the stock market? | A bull is a rising stock market | 18. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day seven days a week, and ferries 70,000 passengers between Manhattan and Staten Island every day. Manhattan and Staten Island are two of New York City’s five boroughs. What are the other three boroughs? | Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx | 19. The Statue of Liberty sits on an island in New York harbor and was a gift of friendship from the people of France. What is the name of the island the Statue of Liberty sits on? What is the Statue of Liberty made of? | Liberty Island; Copper | 20. Castle Clinton, originally called Southwest Battery, was one of four forts built around New York harbor to protect the city. During what war were the forts built? | War of 1812 |
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