Sunday, May 25, 2008
Rajagopal from Nebraska wins 20th National Geographic Bee
Eleven-year-old Akshay Rajagopal of Lincoln, Nebraska, won the 2008 National Geographic Bee held in Washington, D.C., on May 21. He won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The sixth grader was the youngest of the top ten finalists. Rajagopal, who attends Lux Middle School in Lincoln, did not miss a single question in the preliminary or the final and championship rounds.The winning question was: The urban area of Cochabamba has been in the news in recent years due to protests over the privatization of the municipal water supply and regional autonomy issues. Cochabamba is the third largest conurbation in what country? Answer: Bolivia.
Rajagopal, whose hobbies include collecting coins, is considering some kind of career that involves geography, but he has plenty of time to make up his mind. For now, he just likes to study the globe.
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