Note: The name of this competition has been changed to the National Geography Bee and all information is being transferred to our main website for the 2023-2024 Season. Please go to iacompetitions.com for the latest information.
Welcome to the International Geography Bee!
The International Geography Bee is a worldwide geography quiz competition for primary and secondary school students. IGB qualifying exams, regional tournaments, as well as the IGB European, Asian, Canadian, and USA Championships are held annually. Participation in IGB can also qualify students for the biennial International Geography Championships, a week-long celebration of geography with numerous quiz tournaments, other geography competitions, field trips and more. The most recent International Geography Championships was held in Vermont, USA and Montreal, Canada from July 3-10, 2022.
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What’s New
First Ever Online Regional Geography Bee Events Launch Fall of 2020
International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the beginning of its 2020-2021 competition season! Due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, we will proceeding as if most, if not all, tournaments for the 2020-2021 academic year [...]
2018 International Geography Bee World Championships Results
The inaugural International Geography Bee World Championships were held on July 11-17, 2018 in Berlin, Germany with events being held at the Berlin Brandenburg International School (on July 15-17) and around Berlin. It was (and [...]
Congratulations to Jakob Myers (Varsity) & Rohil Bhinge (JV): 2017 US National IGB Champions!
The International Geography Bee held its inaugural 2017 US National Varsity and Junior Varsity National Championships on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Congratulations to our inaugural USA National [...]