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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.
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| 1. 1. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh? | Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph | 2. 2. Name 3 of Santa’s reindeers. | Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph | 3. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph | 1 and 2 | 4. 3. According to legend, who were Santa’s parents? | Santa was an orphan found by magical elves who lived at the North Pole. They raised him as their own. | 5. Santa was an orphan found by magical elves who lived at the North Pole. They raised him as their own. | 3 | 6. 4. How tall is the tallest Christmas tree in history? | 221 feet | 7. According to the Guinness world records, the tallest Christmas tree ever cut was a 221-foot Douglas fir that was displayed in 1950 at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington. | 4 | 8. 5. What are the three traditional colors of Christmas? | Green, red, and gold | 9. The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and gold. Green has long been a symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and gold represents light as well as wealth and royalty. | 5 | 10. 6. Why is it likely that Santa’s reindeer are female? | They have antlers. | 11. Male reindeers shed their antlers around Christmas, so the reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh are likely not male, but female. | 6 | 12. 7. How many Christmas cards are usually sent each year in the U.S.? | more than 3 bil. | 13. Each year more than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone. | 7 | 14. 8. When was Christmas declared to be December 25th? | A.D. 350 | 15. In A.D. 350, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ. | 8 | 16. 9. How long does a Christmas tree grow before it’s cut? | 15 years | 17. Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold. | 9 | 18. 10. Which animal do Bolivians take to church on December 24th? | Rooster | 19. Bolivians celebrate Misa del Gallo or “Mass of the Rooster” on Christmas Eve. Some people bring roosters to the midnight mass, a gesture that symbolizes the belief that a rooster was the first animal to announce the birth of Jesus. | 10 | 20. 11. What do the British wear on Christmas? | Paper crowns | 21. The British wear paper crowns while they eat Christmas dinner. The crowns are stored in a tube called a “Christmas cracker.” | 11 | 22. 12. Which plant is sacred to Christmas? | Mistletoe | 23. Ancient peoples, such as the Druids, considered mistletoe sacred because it remains green and bears fruit during the winter when all other plants appear to die. | 12 | 24. 13. Who is Santa based on (from real life)? | St. Nikolas of Myra | 25. Santa Claus is based on a real person, St. Nikolas of Myra (also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker, Bishop Saint Nicholas of Smyrna, and Nikolaos of Bari), who lived during the fourth century. Born in Patara (in modern-day Turkey), he is the world’s most popular non-Biblical saint, and artists have portrayed him more often than any other saint except Mary. He is the patron saint of banking, pawn-broking, pirating, butchery, sailing, thievery, orphans, royalty, and New York City. | 13 | 26. 14. Which U.S. president banned Christmas trees from the White House? | Teddy Roosevelt | 27. President Teddy Roosevelt, an environmentalist, banned Christmas trees from the White House in 1912. | 14 | 28. 15. Which Christmas song has sold the most records? | White Christmas | 29. It is estimated that the single “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin is the best selling single of all time, with over 100 million sales worldwide. | 15 | 30. 16. How many live Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year? | 30-35 million | 31. Approximately 30-35 million real (living) Christmas trees are sold each year in the U.S. | 16 | 32. 17. What did the first Christmas trees have for decorations? | apples | 33. The earliest known Christmas tree decorations were apples. | 17 | 34. 18. What was the original name of the poem “The Night Before Christmas”, and who wrote it? | Clement C. Moore wrote “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. | 35. Clement C. Moore wrote “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. | 18 | 36. 19. Most snowmen that children build have a carrot for a nose. What kind of nose does Frosty the Snowman have? | button | 37. "Frosty the Snowman is a jolly happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal." | 19 | 38. 20. Which days are the busiest shopping day for Christmas gifts? | Friday and Saturday before Christmas | 39. Although many believe the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, it is not. It is the fifth to tenth busiest day. The Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the two busiest shopping days of the year. | 20 | 40. 21. Which insect is popular to have on the Ukrainian Christmas tree? | spider | 41. An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck. | 21 | 42. 22. What color were the first candy canes? | white | 43. Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them quiet during the services. It wasn't until about the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes. | 22 | 44. 23. In which country do people not give gifts at Christmas? | Greece | 45. Greeks do not use Christmas trees or give presents at Christmas. A priest may throw a little cross into the village water to drive the kallikantzari (gremlin-like spirits) away. To keep them from hiding in dark, dusty corners, he goes from house to house sprinkling holy water. | 23 | 46. 24. Which store in New York City is famous for its Christmas window displays each year? | Macy's | 47. Macys’ elaborate Xmas window displays draw thousands of wide-eyed visitors every holiday season eager to see the department store’s classic Miracle on 34th Street theme, as well as their additional series of window exhibits. Always a favorite, Macys’ holiday window displays often feature interactive details, such as 2009’s “Letters to Santa”, where visitors sent their own letters to Old Saint Nick right from the window display! Last year’s incredible display featured technology that allowed visitors to activate a machine by touching the window that made Christmas tree ornaments behind the glass. | 24 | 48. 25. What is Santa’s zip code? | H0H 0H0 | 49. Every year, post offices across America, Canada and other parts of the world are flooded with letters from kids addressed to Santa Claus. The Canadian Post Office receives so many that some postal workers started answering the letters. As the demand increased, the postal service set up a special zip code for Santa as part of their annual "Santa Letter-writing Program" literacy initiative. The zip code? H0H 0H0, of course. | 25 | 50. 26. Which country has 13 Santas? | Iceland | 51. If you thought making children believe in one Santa was hard enough, be thankful you don't live in Iceland. Their Christmas tradition has 13 "Yuletide Lads" who either leave presents or pull pranks for children during the 26 day holiday season as a reward or punishment for their behavior. For instance, Grýla is a horrifying old woman who kidnaps children on Christmas if they have been naughty. Though technically that's really more of a present for the parents. | 26 | 52. 27. When was Christmas first declared a national holiday in the U.S.? | 1870 | 53. The holiday might seem like an ancient tradition steeped in history, but it's much younger than you might think. Christmas didn't become an official federal holiday until June 26, 1870. | 27 | 54. 28. The song “Jingle Bells” is a favorite Christmas song. Which holiday was it actually written for? | Thanksgiving | 55. The song Jingle Bells was written by James Pierpont in 1857. It was originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh” and was made for Thanksgiving. | 28 | 56. 29. What are two other names for Santa (in English)? | St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost and Kris Kringle. | 57. Santa Claus is also known as St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost and Kris Kringle. | 29 | 58. 30. What is the main ingredient in British “Christmas cake”? | Fruit | 59. Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in many countries. | 30 |
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