Two Fridays ago I was sitting in small classroom in UNC Charlotte with my palms sweaty, heart pounding and nerve racking, when the moderator prompted my first question. “Which state produces more wool? Wisconsin or Wyoming? “Wisconsin!” I proudly say. I was then informed that the question was incorrect pretty much destroying my hopes to make it to nationals, which were slim. Throughout the next 7 rounds I went 5/7 and finished with 5/8 questions correct, disqualifying me from the tiebreaker. I did very well, but came out empty handed and a little disappointed. This year’s Geo Bee run for me has ended on a low note but still I am very proud to make it this far. I was especially  surprised to hear some of the other contestants get questions I wish I got. For example, in which country is the Sea of Galilee. (Israel) A viking ship was dug up off the coast of which country this past fall.(England). I very much enjoyed that weekend. It was very exciting. To read more about me copy and paste this link – http://www.da.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=773188

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One kid in my room got 8/8 questions right

About 6 girls in the whole competition.

Someone I met got into the final round.

If you want to win the bee next year study for the state round with Caribbean Islands

 
Me at the Geo Bee picture taken by my mom posted on the DA website