Pop Quiz…A city that is divided by a river of the same name was the imperial capital of Vietnam for more than a century. Name this city, which is still an important cultural center.
Don’t worry; I have no idea what it is either. But 14 year-old Caitlin Snaring of Redmond, Wash., answered it correctly to win the 2007 National Geographic Bee. She correctly responded “Hue” and became only the second female winner in the competitions eighteen-year history. She also walked away with a cool $25,000 towards her college education. An even more surprising fact is that Snaring did not miss a single question through her entire journey of atlas-based trivia.
Much like the Scripps National Spelling Bee the final round of the competition was televised live on National Television. It was even hosted by the great tester of nearly useless knowledge, Mr. Alex Trebek. If trends like this continue I’m sure were are not too far from an episode of “24” where Jack Bauer saves the country by correctly answering which continent Mount Erebus is located on. At least he’ll torture a few terrorists along the way.
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wow.
In all seriousness, I cannot stop laughing.
I just found out you have a blog. Ok thats all. Keep up the good work.
Also, I saw your thesis preview show. It looked good. I liked it.
Dear Mr. Tripplaar,
This is Traci Snaring, Caitlin’s mom. Even though you are not a knowledge buff, you have some great pictures of Caitlin. We were wondering if you would email them to us. This would be for personal use only.
Thank you,
Traci Snaring