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. 20 QR codes are placed throughout the house. You must successfully find – scan – then correctly answer 16 of the questions presented. | though shall not seek and answer here. | 2. What is the proper name of the Flemal fort/cabin in the woods? | Cedar Swamp Lodge. | 3. What is the full name of the lodge we stayed at in the Amazon? | Napo Wildlife Center. | 4. What is the location - from where did we first saw Machu Pikchu? | Sun Gate or Inti Punku | 5. What is the name of the volcano we hiked in the Galapagos? | Sierra Negra | 6. What is the name of the mountain in Switzerland that has the train on the inside? | Jungfraujoch | 7. What James Bond movie was shot at Piz Gloria - on a mountain we were on in Switzerland? | On Her Majesty's Secret Service. | 8. In what city is the Lazy Monk Brewery located? | Eau Claire, WI | 9. What are the ingredients permitted under the Reinheitsgebot? | water, barley, and hops. | 10. Who are the artists in the Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet? | Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. | 11. In what Illinois city is the Firefly Grill located? | Effingham | 12. What are the three trails that go up/down the east bluff at Devils Lake State Park? | CCC trail, Potholes Trail, and Balance Rock Trail. | 13. What is the name of the State Natural Area adjacent to the Bishop’s property? | Pewits Nest | 14. Name at least two of the Breweries visited on the Old Toronto Beer Tour: | Steam Whistle Brewery, Mill Street Brewery Beer Hall, Amsterdam Brewery, BierBistro | 15. What is the name of the unusual rock formations at Bryce Canyon National Park? | Hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) | 16. What trail did we have to take to the bottom of the Grand Canyon when the Bright Angel Trail was closed? | The South Kiabob Trail. | 17. List 2 of the 4 major waterfalls we seen along Havasu Creek in AZ? | Mooney Falls, Navajo Falls, Havasu Falls, Beaver Falls. | 18. What is the name of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s 1990s postmodern addition commonly referred to as the Calatrava? | Quadracci Pavilion | 19. Who are the individuals commonly thought of as Milwaukee’s founding fathers? | Solomon Juneau, Bryon Kilbourn, and George Walker. | 20. In what year was Pabst Brewery the worlds largest? 1874, 1885, 1896, 1954 | Trick question… the Phillip Best Brewing Co. was the nation's largest brewer in 1874. A claim that Pabst never had. | 21. What are the names of the Two Rivers – in Two Rivers WI? | The East Twin River and The West Twin River. |
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