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Millbrae Student Qualifies for State Geography Bee
California winner will head to Washington, D.C. for a chance to win scholarship money and an exotic trip.
Brandon Li, a Millbrae eight-grader, will head to Sacramento at the end of the month to compete with other California students for a chance to head to the National Geography Bee at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The California winner will compete with 53 other US students in May for a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos. Jeopardy host Alex Trebek will moderate the final round.
Brandon at the regional semifinals by correctly answering this question: “Cologne Cathedral, the largest Gothic church in northern Europe, is located in the Rhineland region of what country?”
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By answering Germany, Brandon secured his victory. After the January regional contest, held at , Brandon successfully qualified for the state championship by placing among the top 100 in a written test administered to California bee participants.
The state bee will be held on March 30 in Sacramento.
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