Geography warm-up · 3 January 2026
Which country is it?
Put this on the big screen. Show one clue at a time and let the class guess out loud. Every class in the world gets the same country today.
- It covers about 41,900 km².
- It shares a land border with 2 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the Euro.
- It is in Western Europe.
- Its capital starts with "A" and has 9 letters.
Netherlands
Question of the day
Egypt
In Egypt, ta'ameya (falafel) is usually made from which beans?
- AFava beans
- BChickpeas
- CKidney beans
- DSoya beans
Egyptian ta'ameya is usually made from fava beans with lots of fresh herbs, which makes it green inside. In the Levant, falafel is typically made from chickpeas.