Geography warm-up · 26 May 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 1,142,000 km².
- It shares a land border with 5 countries.
- People there speak Spanish.
- The money is the peso.
- It is in South America.
- Its capital starts with "B" and has 5 letters.
Question of the day
Ireland
Which city on the River Suir was founded by Vikings in 914 and is famous for its crystal?
- AWaterford
- BGalway
- CKilkenny
- DSligo
Waterford was founded by Vikings in 914, and crystal was first made there in 1783. The modern Waterford Crystal company was founded there in 1947.