Gorton student participating in Geographic Bee

Kelcy Dolan
Posted 3/26/15

Gorton Junior High School eighth grader Aaron Fox is the only Warwick student who will participate in the Rhode Island National Geographic Bee on March 27.

The Rhode Island Geographic State Bee, …

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Gorton student participating in Geographic Bee

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Gorton Junior High School eighth grader Aaron Fox is the only Warwick student who will participate in the Rhode Island National Geographic Bee on March 27.

The Rhode Island Geographic State Bee, being held at Rhode Island College (RIC), is one of the numerous semi-finals being held around the country for the 27th National Geographic Bee competition.

Hosted by the National Geographic Society, the national competition will be held in Washington, D.C. with 100 competitors, at least one from every state. The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific/educational organization.

Students in 4th through 8th grade were eligible for the competition, and all the state winners will win $100, a National Geographic Atlas and a trip to the national competition May 11-13.

According to the National Geographic press release, these are a few of this year’s questions:

Six-time Super Bowl champions the Pittsburgh Steelers play football near the source of the Ohio River in which state: Alabama or Pennsylvania? (Pennsylvania)

Taylor Swift performed songs from her album “Red” last summer in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of which Asian country that borders the South China Sea? (Malaysia)

Disney’s blockbuster movie “Frozen” is set in the fictional land of Arendelle, which was largely inspired by the country of Norway. Norway is located on which European peninsula? (Scandinavian Peninsula.)

The winner of the national bee will win a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership to the society and an all expenses paid trip to the Galapagos Islands.

For more information on the Geographic Bee visit www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee.

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