Eighth grader Gavin Trautman won the 2nd annual Goff Geography Bee on Friday. The competition, which was held in the school gym, tested a dozen students on their knowledge of U.S. and world geography, flags, landmarks and U.S. quarters.
The contestants qualified for the tournament by having the highest scores on a school-wide qualifying test in December.
The final question was: “Seven nations lay claims on the continent of Antarctica. Name all 7.” (Answer: United Kingdom (England), Norway, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, France.)
Only Mr. Trautman was able to answer all seven.
Congratulations to all of the participants!
- David Alaxanian
- Akshat Arinau
- Sam Brody
- Bridget Burns
- Evan Farnan
- Anna Hallock
- Neil Paul
- Thomas Roche
- Colin Smith
- Brian Tobin
- Gavin Trautman
- Kashi Walsh
- Tyler Wright