WO student advances in state Geographic Bee

Joshua Hollander of Liberty Middle School has recently been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2010 New Jersey Geographic Bee, sponsored by Plum Creek.
Bees were held in schools throughout the state to determine each school’s winner. Joshua beat out 29 students for this honor in exciting and tight elimination rounds.
The 2010 New Jersey Geographic Bee will be held at Rowan University in Glassboro on April 9.
The state winner will receive $100, a globe and a trip to Washington, D.C. where they will represent New Jersey in the national finals at National Geographic Society headquarters on May 25-26. The national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship.
How would you fare as a Bee contestant? At the school-level Bee this year, students had to answer such questions as:
Q. Known for its production of alpaca wool, Arequipa is a major commercial and tourist center in what country just south of Ecuador?
A. Peru
Q.A Mediterranean climate occurs in only one state in the United States. Name this costal state.
A. California
Q. Name the major river that flows through Turkey and Syria before joining the Tigris River in Iraq.
A. The Euphrates
Q. Suva is the capital of which South Pacific island nation comprised of more than 300 islands?
A. Fiji
Q. Which European country has a thriving economy that is based on banking services and continues to have the highest GDP per capita in the world?
A. Luxembourg
Q. Historically, the leader of France and the Bishop of Urgel in northeastern Spain have jointly ruled what small country located between France and Spain?
A. Andorra

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