With the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea starting on February 9th, I wanted to share some world trivia.
First, about half of the 197 countries have a qualifying team participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Last I checked, the exact number was 92 qualifying countries.
Second, did you know there are some countries where the capital city is the same name as the country name?
Here are the five countries:
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Monoco, Monoco
San Marino, San Marino
Singapore, Singapore
Vatican City, Vatican City
Enjoy watching the Olympics! My favorite has always been ice skating. Hopefully I can make time to watch some this year.
~ Carrie
If this kind of trivia interests you or your kiddos, I have a World Capitals resource:
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We LOVE watching the Olympics. My kids can’t wait to see some coverage of South Korea too. Thanks for sharing with us at Love to Learn.
Thanks, Mother of 3!
Carrie
We’re even more super-excited over the skating this year because we have a pair team from our rink that will hopefully medal! (They take from another coach, obviously, or I’d be going with them!) #FridayFrivolity
That’s so cool, Lisa! Best of luck to them!
Carrie