Geography warm-up · 15 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 69,700 km².
- It shares a land border with 4 countries.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the lari.
- It is in Western Asia.
- Its capital starts with "T" and has 7 letters.
Question of the day
India
Filled with remorse after his bloody war in Kalinga, the emperor Ashoka turned to which religion?
- AIslam
- BSikhism
- CBuddhism
- DChristianity
Ashoka embraced Buddhism and non-violence after the Kalinga war of around 261 BC, and carved his teachings on rocks and pillars across his empire.