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The Conners Emerson Geography Bee is scheduled for
Friday, January 8, at 2:10.
GeoQuiz questions will continue through that week.
January 4 - 8, 2009
This week's questions focus on the new year.
Answers can be accessed by checking back with "archived questions" next week.
Monday
A large crystal object falls to the ground at 11:59 on New Year's Eve. Please name the famous location of this event.
Tuesday
The
Babylonians were the first people to make New Year's resolutions. Their
city-state, Babylon, was located in which present-day middle-eastern
country?
Wednesday
Auld Lang Syne, a popular New Year's song, was written in which western European place.
Thursday
In
which southern European country do the people eat 12 grapes at midnight
on New Year's to ensure twelve lucky months in the upcoming year?
Friday
In
this Asian country, the monks strike gongs 108 times at midnight on
December 31st, and the citizens hold "Forget-The-Year" parties. What is
this country?
Contributed by Isabel and Olivia.
To see archived questions, click here.
Posted by Rick Barter on 11/15/07; 5:00:38 PM
from the Mrs. Brotzman dept.
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