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Posted January 11, 2012
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Seventh grader Aadya Kaushik with
Geography Bee quizmaster, Superintendent D. Joseph Corr. |
“Khabarovsk Kray,” Geography Bee
quizmaster D. Joseph Corr asked, “is a territory along the Sea
of Okhotsk in what country?"
This was the seventh tie-breaker question in a
round that had everyone in the room on the edge of their seats. A
field of eight was trimmed down to two, as students answered a
variety of questions that included verbal, written and map-based
responses.
Aadya Kaushik and Nora Klinowski, both seventh
graders, were finalists in the annual Shaker Junior High School
Geography Bee. The two finished tied after the final round and went
to a tie-breaker.
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Test your geography
knowledge! |
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Think you know your geography? Try your hand at some of the
questions straight from the geography bee! Find the answers
at the end of the page!
1. Barrier islands help shelter a nature reserve on
Apalachicola Bay, an arm of what large gulf?
2. Name the Asian country at the eastern edge of the South
China Sea that includes about 7,100 islands.
3. Timbuktu, a center of caravan trade for almost a thousand
years, is located north of the Niger River in which
landlocked country?
4. Cologne Cathedral, the largest Gothic church in nothern
Europe is located in the Rhineland region of what country?
5. Name the thick layer of Earth's interior that lies
between the crust and the core.
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The rules of the tie-breaker state the student
who answers the question correctly will win, only if his or her
opponent answers incorrectly. Both Kaushik and Klinowski split or
incorrectly answered each of the previous six questions. As they
wrote down their answers on a sheet of paper, both appeared
confident that they would emerge victorious.
But only one would prevail after this final
question – and Aadya Kaushik knew the correct answer was Russia –
making her the 2012 SJHS Geography Bee winner.
Kaushik will now move on to an essay round where
if hers is chosen, she will be entered in the state geography bee
competition.
“This was quite an exciting competition,” Corr
said to the students. “We really have some great geographers here
today. This was wonderful.”
The following students participated in the
Shaker Junior High School Geography Bee. They all advanced from the
preliminary round held December. Each student should be commended
for his/her hard work and accomplishment.
Aadya Kaushik - Norris 7
Michael Broughton - Calhoun 7
Nora Klinowski - Houston 7
Seamus Carroll - Clay 7
Emma Marcucci - Houston 8
Matt August - Norris 8
Brandon Mabee - Clay 8
Sean Messick Calhoun 8
Quiz Answers
1. Gulf of Mexico
2. Philippines
3. Mali
4. Germany
5. mantle
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Seventh
grader wins annual SJHS Geography Bee