Very proud this morning of our third child, Christian, who is a seventh grader. He won the National Geographic Geography Bee at his school, Holy Cross Lutheran in Collinsville, IL. Christian won by correctly identifying that Cologne, known for its gothic architecture, is in Germany.
As we talked about it at home, I noted for him that Cologne is the French spelling and that the German spelling is actually
Köln. He immediately recognized the name since he is a devoted Axis and Allies player and has collected a German cruiser game piece named the Köln. Sharp kid!
Good work. Every time I think of the Malagasy Lutheran Church in Madagascar, I think of the island from having played Risk as a child and teen.
ReplyDeleteHah! Same with me. We also like playing Risk. Our boys are strategy game nuts.
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