35+ Scavenger Hunt Challenge Ideas for Trade Shows
Searching for digital scavenger hunt ideas to create buzz at your trade show booth? Take inspiration from these 38 challenge ideas.
Searching for digital scavenger hunt ideas to create buzz at your trade show booth? Take inspiration from these 38 challenge ideas.
What is a Digital Scavenger Hunt Game?
In a Digital Scavenger Hunt game, participants enter the game on their smartphones by scanning a QR code placed at the booth. Once in, they complete a list of challenges to win exciting prizes.
The online version of this popular game has taken over its offline counterpart at trade shows for its space efficiency and easy deployment. And with so many digital scavenger hunt ideas to choose from, you can easily find one that perfectly matches your event objectives.
If you’re looking for inspiration for your trade show scavenger hunt challenge, here are 35+ ideas to choose from-
QR Code Challenges
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A QR code scavenger hunt is an innovative take over traditional physical scavenger hunts. The game requires visitors to scan the QR codes to complete the challenge.
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Find the QR Code in Product Brochure
Encourage booth visitors to read your product brochure and learn more about your products/services by placing the QR code in your product brochure.
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QR Code on Website/Social Media
Want more people to visit your website or social media pages? Hide the QR code across these digital channels to get more traffic.
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Scan the QR Code at Your Trade Show Booth
Ask the participants to closely explore your exhibit to find the hidden QR code. This idea works very well for larger booths with multiple sections. But smaller booths can also benefit from this if done right.
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Scan QR Code on Staff T-Shirts
At trade shows, you want people to interact with your booth staff and learn more about your brand. Placing the QR code on staff t-shirts is a great way to break the ice and encourage conversations.
QR Code Challenges
A QR code scavenger hunt is an innovative take over traditional physical scavenger hunts. The game requires visitors to scan the QR codes to complete the challenge.
Photo Scavenger Hunt Challenges
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People love clicking pictures and a photo scavenger hunt challenge helps you leverage this beloved trend.
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Click Yourself at the Booth
Ask the participants to click a picture of themselves at the booth and share it online. The fun activity will also bring in free promotions for your booth and can also lead to more foot traffic.
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Click a Photo of Your Favorite Product at the Booth
If you’re promoting multiple products at your trade show booth, the participants can be asked to click and share a photo of their favorite product to complete the challenge.
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Click a Photo of the Challenge Leaderboard
A leaderboard is one of the most effective ways to make the game more fun and competitive. For this challenge, the participants can be asked to click a photo of the live leaderboard at your booth.
Social Media Scavenger Hunt Challenge
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Ask the participants to complete a variety of social media-based activities to complete the challenge.
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Follow <Your Company Page> on LinkedIn to Complete the Challenge
Struggling with engagement on your company’s LinkedIn page? Turn this challenge into an opportunity by asking the booth visitors to follow your company page on the platform.
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Share the Booth Selfie on Facebook and Tag 3 Friends
Ask the participants to share their booth selfies on Facebook while also tagging 3 of their friends. This can help you increase your reach on Facebook. Alternatively, you can also ask them to tag your business on their posts.
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Answer the Question on Our Facebook/Instagram Page
Post a question via your Facebook or Instagram page and ask the booth visitors to find the question and answer it for a chance to win the scavenger hunt contest.
Social Media Scavenger Hunt Challenge
Ask the participants to complete a variety of social media-based activities to complete the challenge.
Networking Scavenger Hunt Challenges
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Encourage interaction between attendees and your booth staff with a networking challenge.
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Secret Code Challenge
Ask the participants to say something like “I love <Your Company Name>” to any of the booth staff to receive a secret code. Only the participants who enter the right code qualify for the giveaway.
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Ask Questions Challenge
Want people to interact with your booth staff and learn more about your products/services? Ask them to ask 2-3 product/service-related questions to the booth staff to qualify for the prize.
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True/False Challenge
Create a list of questions related to your products/services, and the visitors must answer whether they're true or false. Players with the most correct answers win the prize.
Video Scavenger Hunt Challenge
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Video challenge is another popular trade show game to encourage engagement and attract more people to your booth.
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Shoot a Booth Video and Share It on Social Media
To complete this challenge, the participants have to shoot a video of the booth and upload it on social media with the brand or event hashtag.
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Go Live Challenges
Live videos are super engaging. For this video challenge, you can ask the participants to go live on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook when they’re at your booth.
Video Scavenger Hunt Challenge
Video challenge is another popular trade show game to encourage engagement and attract more people to your booth.
Raffle Scavenger hunt Challenges
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Raffle games have been a staple at trade shows for several years, and their digital variant only makes everything more entertaining.
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Fill Out an Online Lead Form
If your goal is to collect engaged leads at the event, you can create an online lead form that the visitors should fill up to participate in the raffle game.
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Complete Online Survey
Want to know how your brand is perceived by the audience? An online survey can help. Ask your booth visitors to complete the online survey and submit their contact details for a chance to win the raffle prize.
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Answer Product-Related Questions
Many products, especially tech-related ones, are not very easy to understand. If you’d like to know whether people understand the features and benefits of your product, you can ask the visitors to complete a short product-related questionnaire to qualify for the giveaway.
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Subscribe to the Email Newsletter
Email marketing continues to be an effective marketing strategy. If you want more email addresses of potential customers for your sales funnel, asking booth visitors to subscribe to your newsletter can definitely help.
Trivia Scavenger Hunt Challenges
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Trivia games are as popular as scavenger hunts, and combining the two only multiplies the fun.
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Product Trivia Challenge
After the elaborate product demo, a product trivia challenge is an effective way to analyze what people have learned and how likely they are to make a purchase.
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Company History Challenge
Improving brand awareness is a common trade show objective. If you’d like to know how much people know about your brand and its history, a company history challenge can be the way to go.
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Name the Product Challenge
Does your brand offer a wide range of products? Check if people understand and know all the various products you offer with this name the product trivia challenge.
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Travel Trivia
If you’re related to the travel and tourism industry, travel trivia can be highly effective in attracting a steady stream of visitors to your booth.
Trivia Scavenger Hunt Challenges
Trivia games are as popular as scavenger hunts, and combining the two only multiplies the fun.
Product Demo Scavenger hunt Challenges
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Launching a new product at an upcoming trade show? Try deploying a product demo challenge to encourage participation and help people learn more about your product.
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Product Demo QnA
After the online or offline product demo, ask a series of related questions to the participants for the challenge. The player with the highest number of correct answers wins the grand prize.
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Demonstrate the Product
Want to know if the participants have understood all the features and benefits of the product? Ask them to demonstrate how to use the product correctly.
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Create a Product Demo
The participants can work in teams to create a short product demo. The team with the most interesting demo qualifies for the prizes.
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Shoot and Share Product Demo
Ask the participants to shoot a video of the product demonstration at your booth and share it online to complete the challenge and win the giveaway.
Reviews Scavenger Hunt Challenges
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Social proof now plays a critical role in the success of any business. If more product/service reviews are what you’re looking for and you’re expecting a lot of existing customers at your booth, a review challenge can be the one for you.
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Write a Review to Participate in the Raffle
Existing customers who’ve used your products/services can be asked to write a short 50-word review in return for a chance to win amazing prizes in the raffle.
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Create a Review Video and Share Online
Video reviews on digital platforms can also contribute to your brand’s success. For this challenge, the participants can be asked to create a short product/service review video and share it online.
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Rate Your Business on Google
If you’ve created a business profile on Google, you can ask the booth visitors to leave a rating and review for your business to qualify for a giveaway.
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Leave a Product Review on Your Website
Many people read reviews on your website before making a purchase. During the event, you can ask the visitors to write a product/service review on your website to complete the challenge.
Reviews Scavenger Hunt Challenges
Social proof now plays a critical role in the success of any business. If more product/service reviews are what you’re looking for and you’re expecting a lot of existing customers at your booth, a review challenge can be the one for you.
Truth or Dare Scavenger Hunt Challenges
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A truth or dare challenge is a sure-shot way to ensure the attendees have a memorable time at your booth. Just ensure the challenge questions are fun and entertaining, and not too personal.
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Booth-Based Truth or Dare
Create a series of fun questions and tasks revolving around your trade show booth. For instance, you can ask questions like what’s the best thing you liked at the booth, who is your favorite booth staffer, etc. The dare tasks can include something like taking a fun selfie with the staff or recreating a meme.
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Personality-Based Truth or Dare
Ask questions like your favorite music genre, favorite movie, etc., which the participants should answer truthfully. For the dare part of the challenge, you can ask the participants to do tasks like prank calling their friends or singing a song.
Polls & Surveys Scavenger Hunt
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A polls and survey treasure hunt challenge is an effective way to learn more about your customers and how your brand and products/services are perceived by them.
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Brand Awareness Survey
If you’re a new brand, a brand awareness survey can offer excellent insights into what people think about you. For this survey, you can ask questions related to your products or services, brand logo, business website, etc.
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Customer Satisfaction Survey
Want to know if people are satisfied with your services? Use a customer satisfaction survey at your booth to find out. All the visitors who complete the survey qualify for the giveaway.
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Matrix Question Survey
A matrix-type survey includes close-ended questions with different options the participants can choose from. For instance, if you’re an ice cream brand, the question can be something like “Which is your favorite <Company Name> ice cream flavor? The options can be strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, etc.
Polls & Surveys Scavenger Hunt
A polls and survey treasure hunt challenge is an effective way to learn more about your customers and how your brand and products/services are perceived by them.
Digital Prize Wheel Scavenger hunt Challenges
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Searching for an easy yet entertaining trade show booth game? Consider deploying the digital prize wheel or spin-the-wheel challenge within the scavenger hunt.
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Discount Code Wheel
The participants spin a digital wheel to win discount codes. For instance, if the wheel stops at 10%, the participant qualifies for a 10% discount on the first purchase.
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Giveaway Wheel
If you’re planning to distribute a variety of giveaways, a giveaway wheel can be a great choice. The wheel will have all the different giveaways and the participants can spin it to know what they’ll win.
Take Your Trade Show Booth to the Next Level with a Scavenger Hunt Challenge from Audiencegage
Audiencegage offers customized digital scavenger hunt games for trade shows to help exhibitors attract and engage the audience. From design to challenges ideation and even implementation, we provide end-to-end solutions for exhibitors.
Want to know how we can help you transform your booth into a crowd magnet at trade shows? Schedule a demo and let’s get talking.
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