National Geographic Geography Bee

[godslayin5834]

wow,finnaly someone gets the real point on how to make a spelling bee,entertaining

[BreeForever101]

Today I went to my schools geographical bee. Only 29 out if 566 students !! Unfortunately I was illiminated I'n the third round:/

[PrimaOnPointe]

I'm in fifth grade and was in my school's geographic bee last year... trying to get to state this year! Got eliminated after the second round last year :b

[SettoRyokuH3]

Lol they gave him a question about india...? really? thats just bogus.

[mikedrawls41]

I have to admit, I've been watching this video at least twice a year since its upload, and it's really motivated and inspired me in my college career. Mad props to you dhalliday! :)

[dhalliday]

@mikedrawls41 lol - big thanks, man! I was working at CNN at the time, and I called in "sick" to go cover this b/c I heard that Alex would be there. I'm a geography buff, but most of these questions stumped me.

[DXman54]

I'm in the Ohio one on april 1. I was 6th last year, wanna get at least 5th. I've been studying very hard!

[VCavman24]

@DXman54 What did you score on your qualifying test?

[accordionboy25]

I'm going to the West Virginia one. Hope I can get to nationals, but it'll be tough.

[tennisbeasta1234]

3 little indian.........boys

:):):)

[ericisintheroom]

i won the one at my school

[21crazyperson]

lake titicaca is a lugit lake just because it doesnt sound right to your perverted mind doesnt mean that it means something ENTIRELY different in another language

[kit763]

I thought the isle of man was the only island in the irish sea, apart from ireland itself.

[TechnoPath99]

I lost a Geography Bee because I said San Salvador instead of El Salvador

[1234ka123]

Dude, I am in the state one for my state... Minnesota... I am nervous.

[21crazyperson]

@1234ka123 good luck! im going to sate sometime maybe ill see u there XD

[WestsideLacrosse69]

when i was in 6th grade i came in 9th in my school when i was in 7th grade i came in 6th and i'm hoping to get into the top three. all i have to do to get into the whole school part i already won my class know i have to at lest be in the top three from all the other periods to get in into the school part it would be amazing if i come in first in my school but i don't want to take anything less then 3rd in my school

[samuriguy909]

wow i think i am going to end up joining the geography bee because I scored the highest on a geography test out of everyone in my entire grade. i even scored higher than my very social studies teacher

[EmoFromMiramar]

holy f**ck.... i'm currently in the 1st round and they only gave us ONE DAY to study!

[elenavlada]

im totaly blanking

[Gehlbach831]

Kebert Xela. 

[keyduhnis]

I never heard of this competition while I was in middle school :(

[TheBJshowable]

someone in my geography class is going to the national tournament

[chancelin62]

these kids are genius

[karna1969]

Superb !

[dippinshitty]

wow i just made it to the iowa state bee. my geography teacher said my intelligence in the field of geography is "not normal"

[rae629]

nerds lol i was

in floridas state NG bee tho

[lifes40123]

these questions are hard

[SuperEmree]

@lifes40123 o really ? for me it isnt i knew all. i learned at 12 year

[lifes40123]

@SuperEmree thats good then. it really is on what u learn since theres like millions of possible georaphic questions

[ndguy2]

i just won my school geobee

[lifes40123]

nice my skool geobee is next week

[fguo777]

@ndguy2 me 2!

[11crazysteve]

i doing that to im going all the way baby

[ilovemusicfyi]

why are they all indian?

[amynmiami2]

A woman from India once told me that they start to train their children on day one. There's a lot of pressure to be the best student.

[ilovemusicfyi]

yES BUT THEN whY

[tigranater]

at this age i would have got these questions right, i was into geography since a young age, but i am amazed how these children revise so much. I would have got these questions wrong if I arrived unprepared but i have to give it to these kids. its a shame they dont have geo bee over the pond in the Uk. :(

[0poIE]

Where is this place in the world? lol

[0poIE]

This is mentle, i wanted questions like name this african country here lol

[cocksnap444]

The best part of this show is watching the socially-inept weeners mess up. They get so flustered and probably cry backstage.

What a bunch of little weasils

[Ngelcanfly]

Well...you probably don't know how long they've been studying to even get on the show.

[videogamer697]

i won the school but i lost

[Bamsecat]

i won the school.....

should i go on?

[UMAnnArbor2]

I'm going to state in Michigan!!!!!!!

[gvsfgdf]

yes gangsta im from ann arbor r u going to U of M or MSU? Just wondering im 16 and i work at U of M in the atmospheric oceanic and space sciences lab i can hook u up with free tuition! (not really lol )

[LaserFishProduction]

Im going state finals

[LaserFishProduction]

this is gonna be hard

[920pirates]

same here.

[GaminInstinct]

im going to state in delaware

[bassergolfer]

Im going to the state geography for florida

[rachelyi80]

Bonny Jain is so good!

[TaylorJonasLover]

my friends are gunna be in this

[shrutisir]

well, you can try mygeotrivia....seems interesting!!!!

[Soopapancake]

>.> i have to compete in the school competition today, but i really dont see how anyone could know this crap, and i just got lucky on the prelim lol.

[JasonLIKESturtles]

lake titty cocka

[sashaeatsfood]

as if they were the easiest questions

no kid

[FFXiscoolandhot]

Okay, I need these questions. Last night was the preliminary round at my school and I got into the top round. Friday will be my first geography bee so can you tell me the questions. I'm so stupid when it comes to geography!

[TheSameYellowToy]

I won my school level geo bee (i got 2nd place last year and first the year before) and the first question was easy

[Meglo56]

lol me too =D

[Love2Smile08]

dude...these are amazing kids!!! i did not no any of the answers.

[GuerrillaJoints]

hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahah­ahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha­hahahahahahhahaha LAKE TITTYCAKKA!!!

[GoatRocker95182]

lol thats wat i was thinking

[RoxasLov3r4Ev3r]

at least im not gonna be there. >.>

im a finalist, but i live in illinios, mwuahahaha!

and lolz i had to laugh at that 1:11

shouldn't be making fun of cultures tho...

well i probably wouldn't make it anyway to the state finals.

[xxxDAPROBLEMxxx]

haha im an indian boy and got 2nd in my middle school of 1200 (everyone was forced to compete) in 6th grade. haha im so smart ;)

jk

[californiabebe]

i got first place in my class :)

[Musikfanist]

me 2, then i failed << Lol

[ne3dsalami]

lol 3. 3 little indian boys

[Corocco1]

What's that suppose to mean?

[eip81]

Surprisingly I got most of the answers right (with a few educated guesses). I didn't get the Cambrian mountain question though. I am 27 years old, a geography fanatic, and I have to say, I do NOT want to compete with these kids!!

[Bozewani]

Hi, do i know you? (hanzse)

[palmercomm]

What's next, Pat Sajak hosting the National Spelling Bee?

[hanzszs]

Heh, this is funny.

[NICKDOGG420]

love the commentary

[Bozewani]

I won New Jersey in 2004

[hanzszs]

Hey Roman.

[Corocco1]

Is there a place I can find Geo Bee foorage compilations from all the past competitions?

[dhalliday]

not easily

[SJJGautham08]

I won Ohio in 2004 and managed to get in the top ten. Alex Trebek had to practice saying my name ten times in the back room. And then there was the whole thing about cicadas.

[hanzszs]

Wow is this video bringing back memories. 'Sup Gotham! I won FL in 2004. I got the worst seat in the prelims....any other and I would have been on stage. I competed against Neeraj and Yeshwanth in the AAA Travel Challenge in 2007.

Why, yes, I am a nerd. Why do you ask?

haha ok so now that I've officially come off as one......ooh, I miss my geography bee days. Good times.

I'll see what I find at college.

[SJJGautham08]

Yeah, I think I remember you.

[muthushiv]

The compiler of this youtube video dhalliday is really funny and a genuine compilation with out losing the essence of the purpose.keep it up

[killaMD]

lol BONNY

[Corocco1]

Having au-pairs while growing up is great for kids because it exposes them to other cultures. I had ten by the time it was eleven and am very interested in geography and cultures. Unfortunately I am an almost state champion:(

[saicrow]

what year was this

[Axmedkoole]

One jealous commentator on this video.

They learned, and their parents inspires them to be educated unlike many people in the US or else where even though these kids are living in the US. It is culture thing.

[shitinurass]

i lost the new york bee to an 8th grader, living just blocks away from my house! Im in 7th grade, ao i wasnt ashamed

[Bozewani]

Yes I did win the state of New Jersey but Kansas' Andrew Wojtanik won that year.

[Bozewani]

I won the state of New Jersey in 2004

Which country shares the wealth of the copper belt with the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

the answer is Zambia (which is a beautiful country). I would love to go there.

[Sonny832]

my ass you won

[Corocco1]

I lost the Connecticut state bee to a fifth grader from the same town as me. I'm a seventh grader. It was embarrasing.

[kl03g8389]

Indians are brainy man.....all i knew got some talents....

[purplehippoking]

My friend is representing Maryland in the nationals and I don't think he's prepared nearly enough...

[si96]

Holy wow! The Isle of Man answer is what I guessed, too!

[dictatorXX2]

hey wow these questions are hard im the state winner for new york, my name is jason leeehow so you might see me

[Corocco1]

COCOPUFF093

I came sixth/seventh in the Connecticut State bee. I can't tell you what the questions are like since the same booklet is used by each state and next year is my last year. If I tell you the questions I'll feel like I've generated bad karma for next year. Sorry.

[COCOPUFF093]

I'm going to state next week. what are the questions like? anyone?

[00CounterClockwise00]

Hard. I just had it today ;-((. I was two points away from making it to finals. Good luck ;-)

[Shmebber]

Sweet. I'm going to Washington's state championship in 2 weeks, although I'm doubting a victory if the questions are anything like this.

[SJJGautham08]

LOL

I was one of the top ten finalists in 2004. Since I'm Indian too, Alex Trebek couldn't pronounce my name. It took him five tries in the back room to get it right.

[roughryder5]

they make me look stupid...good damn

[tib128]

3 little indians

[liorrm]

These kids truly have a vast range of knowledge which is truly admirable!

I don't however see the point for people who comment on this video to talking or boast about yourselves on the comments. "I knew every one except the last".

I just feel like, great... good for you. But lets not brag here. I doesn't do anyone any good except boost your ego with a "social steroid".

[yoyoboypo123]

That video was nice I won the geography bee on my school

[pancakes95]

i won't last two minutes. I'm supposed to go to state finals in two weeks. : (

[animaniacsrule]

my sons only 12 and he almost mad it to state but on the test he sent in he couldnt qualify

[finius95]

It is pretty difficult.

note:

finius95 and pancakes are the same person

[00CounterClockwise00]

The test is hard... I guessed on half the questions... and maybe more...

[mmurcia47]

lol 3 little indians...

[tripleterrific]

@mmurcia47

why lol...coz u can't do it?

[boombooma1123]

hahaha smart kid..thats great.

[FlaviusAetiusII]

i knew every question but the last one.

i'm taking a college geography class next semester.

[skchen831]

Im sure there are exceptions to the rule. I am not assuming anything bro. And for the record, I am not discriminating against people who are from India. Smart people come from all racial backgrounds. But the stats show that people with higher intelligence level on average have a more limited social life.

[ahjinry]

Poor kids, their heads STUFFED with useless crap :S

[pancakes95]

ass.

[depredated]

bonny is my pimp.

he's in my calculus class =D

[villanueva2189]

are you kidding me..your only 14 and your already taking calculus...are you a gifted or something..

[bratfink74]

Poor kid should change his name. It sounds so feminine, like "Bonnie Jane." Smart little f-er though.

[dbe91358]

go indians kids......u make us very proud

[kah13176]

I was watching this competition from the audience. I won the Georgia State Bee and placed 11th at the 2007 National Geography Bee.

[dalianho]

there are alot of minorities, and asians. wow, but i don't think that should be a huge surprise.

[tas242]

i was in this this year i got to the finals of colorado i was like ummm 17 overall

[yaja212]

being indian im very proud but also really embarrassed by these kids

[simpsonsfan2007]

This is neat!

I, in fact, was an Ohio state finalist in 1997, placing eighth overall.

[XC599]

I remember trying out at my school. I got second there and I was so mad

[thirtymphs]

I was a national finalist in 1999. The good news is that most of these kids actually do grow up to be well-adjusted and normal, just really smart. Some of them (usually the home schooled ones) aren't as lucky. I credit public school for giving me more social skills.

[justwatchinclips123]

The geography bee is not entirely fair. Many schools do not have school geo bees, and therefore many kids can't participate in the competition.

[ronaldinhollew]

That last question wasn't correct! I'm Welsh, and I can tell you that the Cambrian mountains don't go to the Bristol Channel. The Cambrians aren't usually named as a mountain range here, as they're made up of many smaller ranges such as Eryri and Bannau Brycheiniog. They end around Cwmtawe, and go near England.

[AhTheMortilians]

This, and many of the youth intelligence competitions, are strong evidence towards the "dumbing-down" of American youth. Nothing against immigrant families...all against American priorities.

[americanosss]

piece of cake

[joaofelipe1984]

You American have the duty to be grateful to the foreign presence in your country. It is thanks to these foreigners that the USA keeps between the great ones, e not thanks to the natives.

[bratfink74]

Um, the grat majority of the natives were killed, and their land was stolen. The few natives who survived the white assholes' cruelty were thrown onto shitty reservations to fend for themselves. Learn some fucking American history, you idiot.

[bratfink74]

My last comment is for that retard joaofelipe84.

[seadolphins23]

good job dude

[binkle1]

Not to sound racist, but it always seems like the kids whose parents are either from India, Japan, or Korea in these competitions. Almost without exception, because our own kids don't have good studying habits, and don't care.

[bapyou]

I teach Geography part-time at a community college in southern California. The state of geographic education in America overall is dismal. These Indian kids are pushed by their parents. Same with Asian families. Non-immigrant American families, in general, don't value edcuation. And they certainly don't value geographic education. Government policy is partly to blame. See Harm deBlij's <I>Why Geography Matters</I> for an explanation. Great book.

[geobeemississippi]

I was a contestant in the crowd.

[TheStarSyndicate]

I won my schools Geography Bee when I was in 6th grade, but i f'ed up at the state round.

[cricket44]

RMD and JCD would own these n00bs

[yeaitsthatgirl2006]

woah their like really smart and i'll never get 790 on writing for my SAT i suck at writing but i'm in highest math class in school

[dhalliday]

Most of these kids were pretty normal, considering. (For those that aren't homeschooled) I bet they take a lot of flak in middle school, and i know they'll take a lot of flak in high school, but they're fairly sociable and gregarious.

[skchen831]

I feel dumb. But I bet none of these kids will have much of a social life.

[surmatu]

i totally agree with ya.

[yogafireyogaflame]

fuuuuck, if I would have been told about this when I was in 6th grade, I would have just said "fuck school work, I am going to learn everything about the world." But then again, I bet all these kids were homeschooled, so they didn't really have to worry about really tedious schoolwork anyway. that's really the way to go if you want your kids to be hella smart--you teach them the concepts, and leave out the tedium.

[skchen831]

and make them have no social skills to speak of. That is not the way to raise a kid man. They need to have a life outside of books, see the fucking world, make friends, not sequester themselves in study rooms

[yogafireyogaflame]

I think it's all about striking a balance. Like, I would want to homeschool my kids through 5th or 6th grade, then turn them loose in public school. It might take them 2 years to adjust, but then they'll be fine.

[MrSigma]

How do you know that they don't have social skills? Do you know them personally? You are simply assuming that because they are so good at one thing, they must necessarily suck at others. This is simply stereotyping people. I can show you many guys in India who excel at sports, excel in studies, are good orators, are involved in many extracurricular activities, and also manage to get decent girlfriends!!

[pancakes95]

Yeah skhen831. It's called being well rounded and having discipline.