As the winner of his school's Geo Bee, Henry took a test and then qualified for the State Finals in Tacoma in early April. One winner would move on from this Geo Bee to the national finals in Washington D.C.
All participants got eight (different) questions. They were very tough questions! Henry got six correct, which was not enough to move on to the next round. Nonetheless, he did great to get six correct (not to mention even getting to the finals in the first place!)
Some of the success is the randomness of which questions you get, though everyone certainly did get a few hard ones. Here are seven of the questions Henry had (we can't remember the eighth one). He got five of these right. Answers at the bottom.
1. Which state borders more others states: Delaware or Illinois?
2. Which has a larger GDP, Pennsylvania or Norway?
3. Which state includes a former Swedish colony and a city called Wilmington with the Brandywine River?
4. What country's largest city is Montevideo?
5. The national bird of Estonia builds its nest with mud - is it the Barn Owl or Barn Swallow?
6. The largest city in Iceland recently instituted laws restricting cars, what city is this?
7. A study came out in December showing that wild boars are harming palm oil in what Asian country bordered by Thailand and Brunei?
Answers: Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Uruguay, Barn Swallow, Reykjavik, and Malaysia.
Henry got all of them correct except #3 and #7.
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