22nd National Geographic Bee
| 22nd National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 26, 2010 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Aadith Moorthy |
| Age | 13 |
| Residence | Palm Harbor, Florida |
| No. of contestants | 54 |
| Preceded by | 21st National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 23rd National Geographic Bee |
The 22nd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2010, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. 13-year-old Aadith Moorthy of the state of Florida was the champion.[1]
2010 state champions
| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | James Niiler | Rock Quarry Middle School | Tuscaloosa | 6th[2] | |
 Alaska | Nathan Swan | Interior Distance Education of Alaska | Anchorage | 7th[2] | |
 Arizona | Arun Yadav | Greenbriar Elementary School | Phoenix | 5th | |
 Arkansas | Grant Baker | Alma Middle School | Alma | 8th | |
  Atlantic Territories | Jorge Asenjo | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 8th | |
 California | Alek S Venturino | Charlotte Wood Middle School | Danville | 8th | |
 Colorado | Isabella Contolini | Red Rocks Elementary School | Morrison | 6th | Only female 2010 state champion |
 Connecticut | Darius Mostaghimi | Walter C. Polson Middle School | Madison | 8th | |
 Delaware | Varun Wadhwa | The Independence School | Newark | 7th | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Department of Defense | William Miller | Heidelberg Middle School | Heidelberg, Germany | 7th | |
 District of Columbia | Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, D.C. | 5th | |
 Florida | Aadith Moorthy | Palm Harbor Middle School | Palm Harbor | 8th | National Champion |
 Georgia | Pranav Bhandarkar | Malcom Bridge Middle School | Bogart | 8th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
 Hawaii | Alex Fager | Our Savior Lutheran School | Aiea | 8th | |
 Idaho | Karthik Mouli | Hillside Junior High School | Boise | 6th | Third place |
 Illinois | Anton Karpovich | Walter R. Sundling Junior High School | Palatine | 8th | |
 Indiana | Ian Markham | Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School | Portage | 8th | |
 Iowa | Johannes Gassman | Ames Homeschool Assistance Program | Ames | 7th | |
 Kansas | Stefan Petrovic | Broken Arrow School | Lawrence | 6th | Top ten finalist (4th Place) |
 Kentucky | Nolan Phillips | Montessori Middle School of Kentucky | Lexington | 8th | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Louisiana | Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | Gretna | 6th | |
 Maine | James Davis III | Sabattus Central School | Sabattus | 8th | |
 Maryland | Thomas Naatz | Norwood School | Bethesda | 6th | |
 Massachusetts | Abhinav Kurada | Amsa Charter School | Littleton | 6th | Top ten finalist (5th Place) |
 Michigan | Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 7th | |
 Minnesota | Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 7th | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mississippi | Mamadou Fadiga | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | |
 Missouri | Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 7th | |
 Montana | Erik Ellis | Yellowstone County Home Educators | Hardin | ||
 Nebraska | Zebulon Cooper | Prague Public School | Prague | 8th | |
 Nevada | Alexander Wade | Davidson Academy | Reno | 6th | |
 New Hampshire | David Ferreira | Amherst Middle School | Amherst | 8th | |
 New Jersey | David Yin | Thomas R. Grover Middle School | West Windsor | 8th | |
 New Mexico | Joseph Couls | Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School | Albuquerque | 7th | |
 New York | Richard Zhang | Jericho Middle School | Jericho | 8th | |
 North Carolina | Logan Shaut | Blowing Rock Elementary School | Blowing Rock | 8th | |
 North Dakota | Micah Mabin | Wachter Middle School | Bismarck | 8th | |
 Ohio | Evan Nichols | St. Hilary School | Fairlawn | 7th | |
 Oklahoma | Nicholas Payne | Pioneer Junior High School | Waukomis | 8th | |
 Oregon | Samuel Coste | Greater Salem Home Educators | Salem | 7th | |
   Pacific Territories | Matteo Tanak | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th | |
 Pennsylvania | Jacob Zimmer | James S. Wilson Middle School | Erie | 7th | |
 Rhode Island | Oliver Lucier | Curtis Corner Middle School | Wakefield | 8th | 2nd Place |
 South Carolina | Kelvin Davis | Williston-Elko Middle School | Williston | 7th | |
 South Dakota | Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 7th | |
 Tennessee | Simon Crow | Robertsville Middle School | Oak Ridge | 8th | |
 Texas | Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 6th | |
 Utah | Anthony Cheng | Peruvian Park Elementary School | Sandy | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) |
 Vermont | William Hodgson-Walker | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | 7th | |
 Virginia | James Stiff | St. Mary's Catholic School | Richmond | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
 Washington | Alec Sjoholm | Terrace Park Elementary School | Mountlake Terrace | 6th | |
 West Virginia | Andrew Braun | Hurricane Middle School | Hurricane | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) |
 Wisconsin | Vansh Jain | Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary | Minocqua | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) Was a finalist in 2009 |
 Wyoming | Zachery Dubisz | Star Valley Middle School | Afton | 8th |
References
- ^ "Singing 13-Year-Old Wins National Geographic Bee". news.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ a b [1] May 2nd, 2010