Geography warm-up · 20 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 270,000 km².
- It shares no land border with any other country.
- People speak a language named after the country or its people, and also English, Māori.
- The money is the dollar.
- It is in Oceania.
- Its capital starts with "W" and has 10 letters.
New Zealand
Question of the day
United States
Which city is nicknamed the Windy City?
- AChicago
- BBoston
- CLos Angeles
- DMiami
Chicago is the Windy City. It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan.