Geography warm-up · 18 April 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 41,300 km² and has no coastline.
- It shares a land border with 5 countries.
- People speak a language named after the country or its people, and also French, Italian, Romansh.
- The money is the franc.
- It is in Western Europe.
- Its capital starts with "B" and has 4 letters.
Switzerland
Question of the day
Kazakhstan
Which legend does the Baiterek tower in Astana recall?
- AThe magic bird Samruk laying its egg in the tree of life
- BA khan hiding his gold in a tent
- CA horse leaping over the mountains
- DA lake made from a giant's tears
The magic bird Samruk laying its egg in the tree of life is the legend behind the tower. The golden ball at the top stands for the egg.