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. 1. Where do the Olympic Games take place in 2016? | Rio de Janeiro | 2. 2. How many disciplines are carried out during the Games? | 42 | 3. 3. How many nations take part in the Games? | 206 | 4. 4. How many medals will be awarded to the athletes in total? | 2102 | 5. 5. When will the games take place? | August 2016 | 6. 6. Where is the Olympic torch (Fackel) lit? | In the Greek village Olympia | 7. 7. Michael Phelps holds the current record for the most gold medals at a single Olympic game. What sport did Michael compete in? | Swimming | 8. 8. Which animals are occur in the Olympic Games? | Horses | 9. 9. Which one is the oldest Watersport in the Olympic Games? Rowing or Sailing? | Rowing | 10. 10. How many years are between two Olympic Summer Games? | 4 years | 11. 11. Where did the last Olympic Summer Games take place (2012)? | London | 12. 12. There are also Olympic Games for handicapped people. How are they called? | Paralympics | 13. 13. How old was the youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal? | 7 years / Rowing | 14. 14. How is the Olympic torch lit? With a match or the sun? | Sun | 15. 15. What is the logo of the Olympic Games? | 5 coloured rings | 16. 16. What colours do the rings have? | blue, red, yellow, green and black | 17. 17. What metal is used for the first-place medal? | gold | 18. 18. What metal is used for the second-place medal? | silver | 19. 19. What metal is used for the third-place medal? | bronze | 20. 20. A womans discus weighs 1 kg. How much does a mans discus weigh? | 2kg | 21. 21. Over what distance are the men's athletics High Hurdles? | 110 metres | 22. 22. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has its headquarters in which country? Greece, France, Canada, Switzerland? | France | 23. 23. What is the only indoor Winter Olympics sport that does not involve ice skates? | Curling | 24. 24. Which country has won the most medals in total at the Summer Olympic Games? | USA | 25. 25. When was the last time that tug of war (Seilziehen) was an official Olympic sport? | 1920 | 26. 26. Create a photo of your group. Imagine you are at the Olympic marathon and cheer for your favourite athlete. Include as many members of your group as possible. | Good | 27. 27. Create a photo of your group. Mime the carrier of the Olympic torch. Include as many members of your group as possible. | Good | 28. 28. Create a photo of your group. Mime an Olympic prize-giving ceremony. Include as many members of your group as possible. | Good |
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