Geography warm-up · 19 July 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 88,400 km² and has no coastline.
- It shares a land border with 8 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the dinar.
- It is in Southeast Europe.
- Its capital starts with "B" and has 8 letters.
Question of the day
Madagascar
What is a famadihana?
- AA 'turning of the bones' ceremony for the ancestors
- BA rice harvest festival
- CA royal bathing ceremony at New Year
- DA wedding feast
A famadihana is a 'turning of the bones' ceremony for the ancestors: families rewrap their remains in fresh cloth and dance with them, usually every five to seven years.