Geography warm-up · 21 June 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 56,600 km².
- It shares a land border with 5 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the Euro.
- It is in Southeast Europe.
- Its capital starts with "Z" and has 6 letters.
Question of the day
Oman
Which European power held Muscat from 1507 to 1650?
- APortugal
- BThe Netherlands
- CFrance
- DSpain
Portugal held Muscat and other towns on the coast from 1507 until the imam's troops drove them out in 1650. The forts Al Jalali and Al Mirani date from their time.