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. | 2. 1.Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. Who is the saint remembered on the 26th of December? | 1.Stephen | 3. 2.Every elf has this ornament on the tip of their shoes. Which ornament are we talking about? | 2.Bells | 4. 3.Everyone is familiar with the mistletoe tradition. What is the color of the berries of the plant? | 3.White | 5. 4.How does Santa Claus go back up the chimney to continue his journey of delivering gifts? | 4.He gives a smile and a nod. | 6. 5.How many points does a snowflake traditionally have? | 5.six | 7. 6.How many reindeer are there? | 6.ten | 8. 7.One of the most famous Cola companies in the world used to have advertisements featuring a happy, smiling Santa Claus. Name the company | 8.Coca-Cola | 9. 8.Red and green are the two colors most associated with Christmas. Which are the two other colors, according to Christmas holiday trivia, that are also extremely popular during this season? | 8.Gold and Silver | 10. 9.Traditions of Christmas around the world will tell you that Santa Claus is known by many names. What is the Hawaiin name for Santa Claus? | 9.Kanakaloka | 11. 10.What are the gifts that the Three Wise Men gave baby Jesus, according to Christmas history? | 10.Gold,myrrh and frankincense | 12. 11.What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s partner, from the play, A Christmas Carol? | 11.Jacob Marley | 13. 12.What is the name of the actor that plays the human elf in the movie 'Elf'? | 12. Will Ferrell | 14. 13.What happens in the famous scene from 'A Christmas Story'? | 13.He gets his tongue stick on a pole | 15. 14.Which country can be credited with the creation of the Christmas beverage, eggnog? | 14.England | 16. 15.Which country does St. Nicholas originally belong to? | 15.Turkey | 17. 16.The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film? | 16.The Nightmare Before Christmas | 18. 17.Who wrote 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'? | 17.Dr. Seuss |
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