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 burns more calories—sleeping or watching TV? | sleeping burns more calories then watching TV | 2. Which famous document contains the sentence: “we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal”? | The Declaration of Independence | 3. Who was the last president of the USSR? | Mikhail Gorbachev | 4. What color does acid turn when applied to litmus paper? | litmus paper turns red | 5. Philadelphia used to be the capital of what US state? | Pennsylvania was the capitol of Philadelphia | 6. Does Canada have a queen or a president? | Canada actually has both a president and a Queen | 7. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series of books? | J.K. Rowling | 8. What was the original name of Mickey Mouse? | Mickey Mouse was originally called Mortimer | 9. How long does it take the average person to fall asleep? | the average individual only takes about seven minutes to fall asleep | 10. How many months have 28 days? | All of them have at least 28 | 11. Who blinks more — women or men? | In fact, women blink nearly twice as much as men do. | 12. Of all of the elements on the periodic table, which has the shortest name? | Tin, with only three letters, has the shortest name of all of elements on the periodic table | 13. Calcium carbonate is more commonly known as what? | Chalk | 14. What does the number “57” on a bottle of Heinz ketchup represent? | Interestingly enough, it doesn’t represent anything at all. | 15. How many bones are in the human body? | 206 | 16. Coca-Cola used to be the most popular brand name in the world. What brand overtook it in the mid-nineties as the most widely recognized? | McDonalds | 17. What is the largest freshwater lake in the whole world? | Lake Superior in the United States is larger than any other freshwater lake. | 18. The island of Bermuda is not a sovereign nation. Which country owns it? | Great Britain owns the island of Bermuda. | 19. Where were orange trees first grown? | Orange trees originally came from China. | 20. Does water expand or contract when it freezes? | It expands—sometimes by as much as 10%! | 21. Which presidents were assassinated? | Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield, and Lincoln. | 22. What was Sigourney Weaver’s original name? | She was called Susan Weaver when she was born | 23. All proteins are made of what type of acids? | Amino acids | 24. In which ocean is Australia’s Christmas Island located? | Indian | 25. In which TV series is a coffee bar called Central Perk a favourite meeting place? | Friends | 26. Which flower, herb and perfume ingredient can be found in abundance in Provence, France? | Lavender | 27. Who was the “man of steel” responsible for the purges in the former USSR? | Joseph Stallin | 28. What is the name of the cartoon starring Charlie Brown and who created it? | Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz | 29. In which 20th-century decade was Barbie's boyfriend Ken first made? | 60's | 30. In which decade was Madonna born? | 50's | 31. Which state is called the volunteer State? | Tennessee | 32. In horse racing, which triple Crown race is held on Long Island? | The Belmont is part of the Triple Crown in Horse Racing. | 33. In which decade did people last get the chance to see Halley's Comet? | Halley's Comet was last seen in the 80's | 34. Where does Greg Norman come from? | Australia is the birthplace of Greg Norman. | 35. What color is the M in McDonald's? | The M on the McDonalds sign is Yellow. | 36. What was President Yeltsin's first name? | Boris Yeltsin was the President of Russia. | 37. In which month does the Kentucky Derby take place? | The Kentucky Derby takes place every May. | 38. What is the Aloha State? | Hawaii is known as the Aloha State. | 39. Who was the first U.S. volleyball player to win three Olympic gold medals? | Karch Kiraly was the first US volleyball player to win three gold medals. | 40. What NFL team is known as the "ain'ts" when on a losing streak? | The New Orleans Saints were known as the "ain'ts" | 41. What team hired the NFL's first professional cheerleading squad, in 1972? | The Dallas Cowboys | 42. What diet drink was hyped by Coca-Cola for having only only calorie, in 1963? | Tab was know for having 1 calorie. | 43. What decade saw names first appear on the backs of NFL jerseys? | The 60's brought names to the back of NFL jerseys. | 44. Who was the first athlete to rap at a Pro Bowl musical gala in 1995? | Dion Sanders was the first Athlete to Rap at a Pro Bowl musical gala in 1995. | 45. Boris Karloff starred as which monster in one of the first horror movies? | Brois Karloff starred as Frankenstein in the first movie adaptation. | 46. In which movie did Alex Guinness first appear as Ben Obi Wan Kenobi? | Obi Wan Kenobi is a character in the Star Wars Saga. | 47. The 2012 Summer Olympics took place in which country? | London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics. | 48. Which team won the UEFA Euro championship? | Spain won its second consecutive UEFA Euro championship in 2012. | 49. What is the name of the only female smurf in the cartoon, the Smurfs? | Smurfette is the only female character in the Smurfs. | 50. What television show featured a baby screaming the one-liner, "Not the mama!" | "Not the mama was a famous line in the TV series named Dinosaurs. | 51. What is the real name of the Batman villain Two-Face? | Harvey Dent is also known as Two-Face in the Batman Comic book series. | 52. Which celebrity inspired the hit HBO show, Entourage? | Mark Wahlberg inspired the HBO show Entourage. | 53. What was the family name of the main characters in the Cosby Show which ran from 1984-1992? | The Huxtable Family was one of the most popular families in TV history. | 54. What popular children's show debuted on PBS in 1969? | The Sesame Street debut on PBS was in 1969. | 55. The popular show American Bandstand started in 1952 and was hosted by whom? | Dick Clark hosted American Bandstand and produced the Rockin New Years Eve Parties. | 56. Singer Justin Bieber is originally from what country? | Justin Bieber was born in Canada. | 57. n the Twilight book series, what is Edward's vampiric gift? | Edward's vampiric gift is reading minds. | 58. What character is actor Daniel Jacob Radcliffe better known as? | Daniel Radcliffe played Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the books. | 59. Johnny Depp starred in this tale of a cursed pirate ship, what is the title? | Johnny Depp played a pirate in the Film Pirates of the Caribbean. | 60. In what movie does Harrison Ford play the President of the United States who must save the his family and other passengers aboard a hijacked plane? | Harrison Ford played a president in the movie Air Force One. | 61. In what movie did Arnold Schwarzenegger say, “I’ll be back!”? | Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous one liner "I'll be back!" was heard in Terminator. | 62. Set in 1912, this movie centers on a sinking ship. | The "unsinkable ship" The Titanic sank in 1912 on it's maiden voyage. |
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