Geography warm-up · 2 October 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 103,000 km².
- It shares no land border with any other country.
- The main language is named after the country or its people.
- The money is the króna.
- It is in Northern Europe.
- Its capital starts with "R" and has 9 letters.
Question of the day
Spain
In 1492 Isabella and Ferdinand captured the last Muslim kingdom in Spain. What was its capital?
- AGranada
- BCórdoba
- CSeville
- DToledo
Granada fell in January 1492. Toledo (1085), Córdoba (1236) and Seville (1248) had been taken by Christian kings long before.