Geography warm-up · 2 September 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 20,300 km².
- It shares a land border with 4 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the Euro.
- It is in Central Europe.
- Its capital starts with "L" and has 9 letters.
Question of the day
France
Because of its shape on the map, mainland France is nicknamed...
- AL'Hexagone
- BLa Botte
- CLe Carré
- DL'Étoile
Mainland France is called l'Hexagone because it looks roughly six-sided.