Geography warm-up · 16 March 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 238,000 km².
- It shares a land border with 5 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the leu.
- It is in Southeast Europe.
- Its capital starts with "B" and has 9 letters.
Question of the day
India
Which of these English words comes from Hindi?
- AUmbrella
- BCoffee
- CShampoo
- DKetchup
Shampoo comes from the Hindi word chāmpo and first meant a head massage with oil. Bungalow, jungle and pyjamas also come from Hindi or Urdu.