Geography warm-up · 9 August 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 65,600 km².
- It shares no land border with any other country.
- People there speak Sinhala, Tamil.
- The money is the rupee.
- It is in Southern Asia.
- Its capital starts with "C" and has 7 letters.
Question of the day
Denmark
Under EU rules, the main flavour of akvavit must come from which spice?
- ACaraway or dill
- BJuniper
- CAniseed
- DCinnamon
The dominant flavour of akvavit must come from caraway or dill. In Denmark it is drunk ice cold in small glasses, mostly at Christmas and Easter lunches.