The National Geographic Bee (previously called the National Geography Bee) is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The bee, held every year since 1989, is open to students in the fourth through eighth grade in participating American schools.
The entities represented at the national level are all fifty U.S. states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. territories in the Pacific (Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa), the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Dependents Schools.
The National Geographic Bee Finals is hosted by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.
The reigning titleholder is Rahul Nagvekar of Texas.
Read more about National Geographic Bee: Champions, 2012 State Champions
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