Can you name the Bavarian city located on the Danube that was the legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806? If not—and don’t blame yourself for not knowing that off the top of your head—then you too would have lost today’s National Geographic Bee.
D.C.’s Matthew Wilson put up a fierce fight, but only managed four right answers of nine questions in preliminary rounds during today’s National Geographic Bee. He may have been fallen to the geography gods, but Maryland’s Adam Rusak didn’t.
As National Geographic Bee Kicks Off, Seventh-Grader Hopes to Bring Home First Championship for D.C.
Starting today, 54 fourth- to eighth-graders from across the country and U.S. territories will battle it out in the National Geographic Bee. Matthew Wilson will be representing D.C. for the second time, hoping to improve on his 2010 performance.
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….
If you thought you spied Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek around town this week, you weren’t mistaken. The formerly moustachioed game show personality was back again this year to host the annual National Geographic Bee, which finished up today by crowning Eric Yang, 13, a seventh-grader at Griffin Middle School in The Colony, TX, with the first place title. The winning question was: Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and…
National Geographic Bee moderator Alex Trebek congratulates the 2008 National Geographic Bee champion, Akshay Rajagopal of Nebraska. Photo by Rebecca Hale, courtesy National Geographic 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. You can watch a video of the the final questions by following this link. The winning…
