Eighth grader Aadith Moorthy, 13, of Palm Harbor, Fla. claimed top honors in the 2010 National Geographic Bee here in Washington, D.C. this week. But before Moorthy could take home his $25,000 college scholarship and various other prizes, he had to battle it out with 54 other geography-loving semi-finalists, who were then narrowed down to 10 finalists for the big finale on Wednesday. DCist's photographers were there to capture the action at both rounds. more ›

The winning question was: Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and is located in the western part of which European country? Do you know the answer? The final series of questions (and their answers) are in the video above. more ›

Yesterday evening here in Washington, 11-year-old Akshay Rajagopal of Nebraska won the 2008 National Geographic Bee without missing a single question -- only the second time that's ever happened in the Bee's 20-year history. more ›