Veritas Academy held its annual History Bee competition on May 3, with fourth-grader William Daughtrey coming out victorious after a vigorous 15-round competition. Ben Bowman, also in fourth grade, took second place.
The Veritas Academy History Bee takes two finalists from every class in second through sixth grades for a single-elimination quizzing tournament on world and U.S. history facts spanning nearly 6,000 years. The questions are randomly selected from all the grades' curriculum, challenging students to name the years of important world events, identify contributions and accomplishments of influential historical figures, and more.
Second- through sixth-grade students immerse themselves in a different time period each year, beginning with ancient Egypt in second grade, the Greek and Roman civilizations in third grade, the Middle Ages and Renaissance in fourth, early explorers and the birth of America in fifth, and finally through modern America and Western culture in sixth grade. For the History Bee, finalists must memorize important highlights and dates from their own and other grades' curriculum.
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