7th National Geographic Bee

The 7th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1995, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.^[1] The winner was Chris Galeczka of Bemis Junior High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.^[2] The 2nd-place winner, Aaron Wenzel of Freeport Junior High School in Freeport, Illinois, won a $15,000 scholarship.^[3] The 3rd-place winner, Brendan Gordon, a homeschooled student from Moscow, Idaho, won a $10,000 scholarship.^[4]

7th National Geographic Bee
Date	May 31, 1995
Location	Washington, D.C.
Winner	Christopher Galeczka
Age	13
Residence	Sterling Heights, Michigan
No. of contestants	57
Preceded by	6th National Geographic Bee
Followed by	8th National Geographic Bee

References

1. Melody Kramer. . National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
2. (PDF). National Geographic. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016.
3. Sally Streff Buzbee. "Michigan Boy Who Wants to Be President Wins Geography Bee". Associated Press.
4. Ola Kinnander (June 1995). "Geography Bee; Moscow student takes third place in national competition; Lewiston student taking part in national spelling bee". Lewiston Tribune.

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