All students making it to the state level receive nice Geographic Bee t-shirts plus nice certificates. The top state winner heads off to Washington, DC, all expenses paid, for the national Bee, which is held each year at the National Geographic headquarters building. read more
Each school Geography Bee champion takes a written test upon winning the Bee in their school. One hundred school winners from each state proceed to the State Level Finals in April, based on their scores on a written test scored by the National Geographic Society. read more