[vinnomot] Spelling Bee & Geography Bee 2008

Saturday, May 31, 2008

[vinnomot] Spelling Bee & Geography Bee 2008

Spelling Bee 2008:

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Sameer Mishra, from West Lafayette, Ind., holds up the trophy after winning the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Friday, May 30, 2008 in Washington. The 13-year-old boy aced "guerdon" to win the 81st edition of the bee, held in the nation's capital. Sameer will receive $35,000 in cash plus more than $5,000 in other prizes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sidharth Chand, 12, of Pontiac, Mich., right, hugs his younger brother Shrikant Chand, 7, after coming in second in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, on Friday May 30, 2008.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Spelling Bee Finals [numnah vs. numnuts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL6R2uEMTdM

in Indiana brought a little much needed humor to the National Spelling Bee when he was asked to spell the word numnah Sameer Mishra an 8th Grader from West Lafayette, Indiana brought a little much needed humor to the National Spelling Bee when he was asked to spell the word numnah.

Geography Bee 2008

Akshay Rajagopal

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Akshay Rajagopal, 11, of Lincoln, Neb., holds up his prizes after winning the National Geographic Bee geography competition in Washington on May 21, 2008. The sixth grader, who was the youngest of the top ten finalists, won the 20th annual bee by getting no answers wrong. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A Sixth Grader Knows Geography

Akshay Rajagopal, a Nebraska 11-year-old, wins the National Geographic top prize in the geography bee. Thalia Assuras reports and Harry Smith quizzes him in the studio. | Share/Embed

Spelling Bee 2008:

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Sameer Mishra, 13, is king of the bee
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 1 hour ago
By staff writers Sameer, from Indiana, has won the prestigious US national spelling bee after a tough, no-nouns-barred battle. It is his fourth attempt at ...
Ind. eighth-grader wins Spelling Bee USA Today
Sameer Mishra Wins 2008 Spelling Bee Gambling911.com
'Guerdon' rewarding word in spelling bee CBC.ca
ABC News - Canada.com
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Geography Bee 2008

11-Year-Old Clinches Geography Bee with Perfect Score
San Leandro India West, CA - May 29, 2008
By SUNITA SOHRABJI Akshay Rajagopal, the youngest competitor at the 2008 National Geography Bee, won the competition May 21 in Washington DC, with a perfect ...