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Continent wheel
Seven slices: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America and South America. It is the quickest way to start a geography game, because every spin points the class at a different part of the globe.
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One entry per line. Add *3 after a name to give it three times the chance.
Winners show up here, newest first.
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Ready-made list. Edit it to make it yours: changes stay on this device, and Reset brings the original back.Open in the main spinner →
A five-minute warm-up for the classroom
- Put the wheel on the projector in full screen (press F) with a world map next to it.
- Spin and ask a student to point to the continent. Younger children (ages 5–7) can just find it; older ones name one country, one ocean that touches it and one animal that lives there.
- For Antarctica, ask for an animal (penguins, seals, whales nearby) or a fact, since it has no countries and no permanent residents, only scientists who stay for a season or a year.
- Spin four or five times and you have a warm-up that fits in five minutes.
Facts worth knowing for the quiz
- Asia is the largest continent by area and by population.
- Africa has the most countries: 54 UN member states.
- Australia is the smallest continent. Many teachers use “Oceania” for the wider region that includes New Zealand and the Pacific islands, which is why the slice carries both names.
- Antarctica has no countries. Several nations run research stations there under the Antarctic Treaty.
Six continents or seven?
The seven-continent model is the one taught in most English-speaking schools. In much of Latin America and parts of Europe, children learn North and South America as one continent, and some geographers join Europe and Asia as Eurasia. If your class uses a different model, edit the entries: replace the two Americas with “America”, or merge Europe and Asia. Your edits stay on this device, and Reset brings back the seven.
Questions and answers
How do I go from a continent to a country?
Spin this wheel first, then open the matching country wheel: African countries, Asian, European or South American. For a quick mixed spin across all of them, the country wheel holds 100 countries.
Can I make some continents come up more often?
Yes. Add a weight after the name, such as “Asia *3”, and that slice is three times as likely. Weighting by the number of countries is one idea; weighting toward the continent you are studying this month is another.
Why is Antarctica on the wheel if nobody lives there?
It is still a continent, and a spin that lands on it makes for a different kind of question: ice, wildlife and science instead of countries and capitals. Delete it if your game is about countries only.