CANCELED | UNO to Host 2020 Nebraska Geography Bee

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

On Friday, March 27, more than 100 students will visit the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) campus to test their knowledge about U.S. and international geography as part of the 2020 Nebraska Geographic State Bee.

The Nebraska Geographic State Bee is one of 50 statewide competitions occurring around the country on March 27 as part of the National Geographic Bee competition.

Students in grades 4 - 8, will compete against each other to find out who knows the most about places around the world.

The Nebraska competition will take place at UNO’s Milo Bail Student Center with preliminary rounds, featuring five groups of approximately 20 students, taking place at 1:30 p.m. followed by the final round at 3:30 p.m. Awards will be presented to competitors at 4:45 p.m.

A total of 54 GeoBee State Champions will receive a medal, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to the national competition in Washington, D.C., which takes place May 18-21. Students that come in second and third place in the state competitions will receive cash awards of $300 and $100, respectively.

The 2020 National GeoBee Champion will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and an all-expenses-paid Lindblad expedition to the Galápagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavour ll; the second-place winner in the national championship will receive a $10,000 college scholarship; and the student who places third will receive a $5,000 college scholarship. The top-10-scoring students will each receive $1,000 in cash.

The National Geographic Bee is an annual event organized by the National Geographic Society.

The National Geographic Society developed the Geographic Bee in 1989 in response to a concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States.

UNO has hosted the statewide competition since its inception.