Geography warm-up · 16 February 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 103,000 km².
- It shares no land border with any other country.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the króna.
- It is in Northern Europe.
- Its capital starts with "R" and has 9 letters.
Question of the day
Mexico
To make masa, the dough for tortillas and tamales, corn is soaked and cooked with what?
- AVinegar
- BLime (calcium hydroxide)
- CSea water
- DMilk
Corn is cooked with lime (calcium hydroxide, not the fruit), a process called nixtamalisation. It softens the grain and makes it more nutritious.