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Tag Archives: National Geographic Bee
2 Questions the Geography King of California Missed in the Bee, Plus the Winning Answer
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Yesterday Varun Mahadevan, the 13-year-old geography king of California, came in third in the National Geographic Bee. (The Fremont Argus has a report.) Afterward, he told KQED's Paul Lancour that the toughest question he received, and one he got wrong, … Continue reading
Meet Hayward's Varun Mahadevan, National Geographic Bee Finalist
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Set those DVRs ya philistines! Thursday at 8 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel, you'll want to watch Varun Mahadevan, Hayward resident and 13-year-old 7th grader at Fremont's Prince of Peace Christian School, competing against nine other students from around … Continue reading

