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. I’m white but I’m not snow,I have a bowl but I don’t hold cereal,I have a tank but I’m not in the military,I can be sat on but I’m not a bench,I get flushed but I don’t have a red face | toilet | 2. He started to study a degree in 1862.This is what happened in his birth year:The planet Neptune was discovered.What year is it? | 1846 | 3. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 2 in 4A classroom:I am a table I usually have drawers,You can sit by me, you can write on me | teachers desk | 4. He was born in a city where you can dance the Chotis | Madrid | 5. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 3 in 2B classroom:There are a lot of me on schools,On a car and your home too,Made of glass and can be opened,In order to let air through | window | 6. He was born in a famous building in Madrid located in plaza de la Villa square. It`s one of the oldest buildings in Madrid, built in the XV century and it has Mudéjar style | Casa y Torre de los Lujanes | 7. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 4 in 4B classroom:I have four legs but I’m not a dog,I have a back but I’m not a camel,I sometimes have arms but I don’t have any hands, I can be sat on but I’m not a horse,I’m a piece of furniture but I’m not a bookcase | Chair | 8. He was arrested in a student riot against the governor Narváez in 1865. What is the historic name of this day? | Noche de San Daniel | 9. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 5 in 4C classroom:Take note of all I say,Observed only by day,Looked at by all except teach,With chalk to me you reach | Blackboard | 10. en, in 1867 he dropped out to continue his music studies. In this degree you study human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology. What university degree is it? | medicine | 11. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 6 in 2A classroom:I’m full of pins and interesting stuff,People stare and can’t get enough,Paper and invites hang around,Up on the wall I can be found | Notice board | 12. In 1885 he became conductor of a famous theatre in Madrid that was located on Calle de Alcalá and opened on March 23, 1873. What’s the name of the Theatre?? | Teatro Apolo | 13. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 7 in the aisle of this floor:You might have these in your home,Although it’s not a door,You can go up and down them,To get between each floor | stairs | 14. He’s an artist but he’s not a writer,he’s an artist but he’s not a painter,He’s an artist that combines rhythms and sounds.What kind of artist is he? | A Musician | 15. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 8 in the aisle of this floor: I’m often made of wood but I’m not a picnic table,I have a handle but I’m not a hairbrush, I sometimes slide but I’m not a child in a playground,I sometimes need a key but I’m not a map, I can be open or closed but I’m not a window | a door | 16. His best known compositions are a combination between music and theatre with instrumental parts, sung parts and dialogues. What’s the name of this representative spanish music form? | zarzuela | 17. Answer the following riddle and you can find question 9 in classroom 2A:I am in the school or home.I have a mouse.You can use me for work or games.You can use me for email I know! What am I? | A Computer | 18. One of his greatest compositions has the name of a very important street in Madrid located in the center of the city. What’s its name? | La Gran Vía | 19. Look at the screen and you’ll find the last question | screen | 20. There’s a famous district in Madrid named after him. This area has become a popular place for Madrid’s gay community. What’s the name of this district? | Chueca, Federico Chueca |
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