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.List the continents of the world | Africa, Asia, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Australia | 2. 2.List the oceans of the world | Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian | 3. 3.List the countries that make up North America | Canada, United States, Mexico | 4. 4.List the 3 countries that make up South America | Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile | 5. 5.Where is the Nile River located | Northeastern Africa (Egypt) | 6. 6.What are 3 major mountain ranges in the United States of America | Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Adirondack Mountains | 7. 7.What are the names of 2 of the Great Lakes | Heron, Erie, Michigan, Superior, Ontario | 8. 8.What is the capital of England | London | 9. 9.In which country is the currency “yen” used? (In the USA, we use the currency “dollars”.) | Japan | 10. 10.Name 3 island countries anywhere in the world | Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand, Cuba, Jamaica, U.K., Madagascar, Philippines | 11. 11.Name 3 countries in Africa | Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Cameroon, Angola, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethopia, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone | 12. 12.Name 3 countries in Europe | Romania, Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Denmark, Poland, Latvia | 13. 13.Name 3 Countries in Asia | Mongolia, China, Taiwan, India Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, Yemen | 14. 14.Name 2 countries where Arabic is spoken as a main language | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Iraq | 15. 15.Name 4 countries where English is spoken as a main language | Australia, Canada, South Africa, United States, Scotland, Ireland, England/Great Britian | 16. 16.What is the name of the country that used to be called the Soviet Union | Russia | 17. 17.Where is the Himalayas mountain range located | Border of Nepal and China (eastern Asia) | 18. 18.Which major desert is found in Africa, and is increasing in size each year | Sahara | 19. 19.Name 2 countries with Communist governments today | China, Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea | 20. 20.Which three colors appear on Germany’s flag | Black, Red, Yellow |
Question 1 (of 20)
Question 2 (of 20)
Question 3 (of 20)
Question 4 (of 20)
Question 5 (of 20)
Question 6 (of 20)
Question 7 (of 20)
Question 8 (of 20)
Question 9 (of 20)
Question 10 (of 20)
Question 11 (of 20)
Question 12 (of 20)
Question 13 (of 20)
Question 14 (of 20)
Question 15 (of 20)
Question 16 (of 20)
Question 17 (of 20)
Question 18 (of 20)
Question 19 (of 20)
Question 20 (of 20)