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. Approximately what time period did the Medieval period in Europe span? a.1100 BCE to 1300 CE; b.The sixth century CE to 1500 CE; c.500 CE to the twelfth century CE | c | 2. A barn where peasants’ produce is stored as a form of taxation is called a: a.tithe barn; b.thatch barn; c.reeve barn; d.archive barn | a | 3. What is a missionary? a.a person who took part in a Crusade; b.a person who is not a member of a mainstream religion; c.a person who dies for what they believe; d.a person who is sent out by the Church to convert others to Christianity | d | 4. What was chivalry? a.a code of conduct knights followed in Medieval Europe; b.a medieval beverage made of milk and pure cocoa; c.the amour knights wore to protect themselves in battle | a | 5. Approximately how much of the European population was wiped out by the Black Death? a.One fifth; b.One quarter; c.One third | c | 6. In what years did the Black Death affect Europe? a.From 1247 to 1251; b.From 1307 to 1311; c.From 1347 to 1351 | c | 7. At the end of the Medieval age, what did Johann Gutenberg invent that changed the world? a.Gunpowder; b.Crossbow; c.Compass; d.Movable type printing | d | 8. Who was Charlemange? a.The King of England during the Late Middle Ages; b.The first Holy Roman Emperor since the collapse of the Western Empire; c.The Pope who called the First Crusade in 1095; d.The Pope during the 11th Century who attempted to free the Church from interference of feudal lords | b | 9. What were the Crusades? | Sent out by the Pope to reclaim the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims. | 10. Who were the Flagellants? | Religious group who whipped themselves. | 11. What was a fief? | Land given by a king or lord | 12. Which religion became dominant and strongly tied to the throne in Western Europe during the Medieval period? | Christianity | 13. List two ways people in Medieval Europe tried to cure the Black Death. | Various cures | 14. What did some people at the time think caused the Black Death? List two causes. | Various causes | 15. True or False? Humans were not the only ones who could be trialled for their crimes; animals could be sentenced for crimes as well. | True |
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