Question, most of them were clicking their buttons and answering it as if the As myĮyes would start to cross when thinking about the answer to a particular Person, I couldn’t believe how intelligent some of these students were. Games came down to the last question, players were screaming and yelling,Īnd above all else-everyone had fun. Members of the team could press their respective button to answer a question.Īnd by all accounts, buttons were being pushed left and right!Īll in all, my first Geography Bowl was a rather exciting Just like an academic decathlon or family feud, The bowl consisted of four rounds, with the top two teamsĪdvancing to the finals. Main auditorium to discuss rules and regulations, and as soon as everyone wasĬlear on what what going to happen, the competition was on!Īs you can see, things got pretty crazy during theseĬompetitions. In and out during the rounds of competition. Of just four members while others had a alternate competitors that would switch Process, others just had teachers there to be moral support. While some teams had coaches that were helping them along with the There was enough pizza to feed an entire geography bowl army.Īs the Geography Bowl began, everyone switched their brainsįrom what type of pizza they would indulge in, to geography, geography, Just to make sure everyone had enough brain food, we made sure Little did I know, questions would range from international currency to questions about geothermal energy.Īs you can see, everyone was on edge before the competition In the back of my mind, I figured they’d be “where is this on the map” or “where’s Waldo?”. Prior to getting started, I was very curious as to what kind of questions these students would be receiving. So as usual, these school were ready to either reclaim glory or establish themselves as premier geography bowlers. Because these events are only held twice a year, and the regions generally compete with the same schools each time (not quite the Ohio State and Michigan rivalry, but you get the point). It was also interesting to see them laugh and chuckle about the questions and the responses that all of the students had.Īs everyone arrived for the competition, most schools seemed to be pretty nervous for the event. As you can tell, they are a pretty menacing bunch. As you can see, it gets pretty intense…Īs for the judges, they were selected for their extensive knowledge in everything that is geography. Pictured here are from left to right: Matthewįor those of you, like myself, who may be unaware of what goes on at a geography bowl, check out this Geography Bowl Question from a different competition. Hampshire, Clark University, and Plymouth State University. University, Bridgewater State University (who brought the EarthView to UMF), University of New
The fierce competition included the University of Connecticut, Salem State The most epic geography bowls I have ever seen (okay, maybe it was my first). Lawrence Valley Geographical Society (NESTVAL)Ĭonference that was held at the University of Maine Farmington, would be one of “The geography what?”, I said in confusion. Was awfully startled when asked if I could facilitate the geography bowl. Having never previously been around a geography conference, I What exactly is a geography bowl? Find out below in this humorous first-time account! Our fourth blog-a-thon entry comes from Eddie Flaherty, with the Maine Geographic Alliance.
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