Results tagged “Competitions”

Eric Yang, a 7th grader from Texas, won the 21st National Geographic Bee today. Eric received a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. He'll also get a trip to the Galapagos Islands!

The second place winner was Arjun Kandaswamy, and the third place winner was Shantan Krovvidi.

Watch Eric answer the final question!



Watch last year's final question on National Geographic Kids.

Do you have what it takes to be a bee contestant? Quiz Your Noodle and find out.

Learn more about the National Geographic Bee.

The 45 National Geographic Bee finalists are gathering at the National Geographic Society headquarters today for the final competition. All of the finalists were champions in their state geography bees. The ten who come out on top after today's questions will progress to the final round of the Bee tomorrow.

Tomorrow's first prize winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The second prize winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship, and the third prize winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

Come back tomorrow to find out who won!


Do you have what it takes to be a bee contestant? Quiz Your Noodle and find out.

Learn more about the National Geographic Bee.

The Great Turtle Race ended on Thursday, April 29. Backspacer was the first to make it across the finish line and into the Caribbean! Find out how the other turtles placed and who won the other Race challenges on the Green Scene blog. How did your favorite turtle place?

Race a turtle in the Great Turtle Race game.

Visit the leatherback sea turtle Creature Feature.
Illustration by Chris Rooney

Illustration courtesy Soap Interactive


Starting today, follow 11 leatherback turtles as they swim from Nova Scotia, Canada, across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean in the Great Turtle Race. Eleven different turtles are competing in the race. The first turtle to cross the finish line and enter the Caribbean wins!

Meet the Turtles

Backspacer
Billy
Cali
Estéban
Grembo Jones
Lindblad the Explorer
Nightswimmer
Nueva Esperanza
Seabiscuit
Searcher
Wawa Bear

The 2009 Iditarod winner has made it to Nome, Alaska! Musher Lance Mackey arrived at 11:38 a.m. on March 18, winning his third Iditarod race in a row!

The Iditarod Sled Dog Race takes place every March in Alaska. The race is an incredible 1,150 miles (1,851 kilometers) long, and it usually takes at least 10 days for the first musher to make it to the finish line.

Quiz Your Noodle and find out how much you know about the Iditarod!

Visit the official Iditarod site.