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We’re bowling at pace and heading to outer space on News Time today! Hear about a ginormous telescope, some courageous cricketers and paintings made of… something that might surprise you. I’ll give you a hint… you might want to wash your hands after handling one!
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What sort of mysterious thing are scientists hoping to understand through the telescope?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Dark Matter
Ruby has passed the mic to Wayilwan storyteller and journalist Laura Murphy-Oates for this special NAIDOC Week episode of News Time.
NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate and recognise the achievements, history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme this year is ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’, and on this episode of News Time, you’ll meet some of the next generation of First Nations artists, firefighters, environmentalists and trailblazers.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
How do you say 'thank you' in Wayilwan?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Gamba Njindu
What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a stolen church bell? Today’s episode of News Time, of course! You’ll hear about delightful dogs, nature nurturers and a mysterious missing bell.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
How did the bell get a crack in it?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Ringing loudly to celebrate the end of the war, it was swung hard enough that a crack appeared.
On this episode of News Time, we'll meet some globetrotting soccer players from Wollongong and a dinosaur who travelled to South Australia! We'll then hear an amazing story of lives improved thanks to important surgeries in Katherine, NT.
Quiz Questions
1. What is the name of the Spanish soccer club the kids trained at?
2. How big are subalpine woolly rats?
3. What is the name of the Saltasaurus dinosaur Mascot?
4. What remote community did the Indigenous and Remote Eye Service go to?
5. What new skill have some cockatoos in Western Sydney park learnt?
Bonus Tricky Question
How many eyes received cataract treatment?
Answers
1. Real Madrid
2. The size of a small dog
3. Milano
4. Katherine, Northern Territory
5. How to use a bubbler/water fountain
Bonus Tricky Answer
27 eyes
This week on News Time, we’ll meet some librarians bringing Indigenous culture to their bookshelves. We’ll also hear about a big win for women’s sport, and then prepare to climb very high very slowly in our Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. What name did wildlife carers give the echidna?
2. How did the library organise their books?
3. What is the name of the Irish sport that now allows its players to wear shorts?
4. What did the journalist use to write the article about books?
5. What has been built to help endangered turtles?
Bonus Tricky Question
Where do wildlife carers think the echidna swam from?
Answers
1. Eddie
2. By Māori atua (gods)
3. Camogie
4. Artificial intelligence
5. Turtle ladder
Bonus Tricky Answer
Bribie Island
On News Time today we’re counting down five stories that all feature amazing animals. You’ll hear about a itty bitty critter getting a boost from a biscuit, you’ll meet a cheeky bird that’s broken the law twice, and we’ll bob along to the beat with a marine mammal in our Wow of the Week.
Quiz Questions
1. What is Harry the cocker spaniel's important job?
2. What is the main food source of the mountain pygmy possum?
3. How many of Hutan the tiger's teeth needed treatment?
4. In which country was the duck caught speeding?
5. What type of animal is Ronan?
Bonus Tricky Question
What machine trained Ronan to nod to the beat?
Answers
1. Therapy dog
2. Bogong moth
3. Three
4. Switzerland
5. Californian sea lion
Bonus Tricky Answer
Metronome
On News Time today, you’ll hear from some impressive First Nations role models who are also catwalk models. You’ll also meet a talented athlete who’s switching between sports, and we’ll light up the sky in our Wow of the Week.
Quiz Questions
1. What is the name of the fashion event held recently in Sydney?
2. What do Amina and her group do while they learn English?
3. What is the name of Abbygail-Nigella's alpaca?
4. How many days after her A-League win did Sarah start training for the AFLW pre-season?
5. How big was the meteorite that Marcus found?
Bonus Tricky Question
Which two teams does Sarah Rowe play in?
Answers
1. Australian Fashion Week
2. Sew
3. Violet
4. Three
5. As big as a tennis ball
Bonus Tricky Answer
Central Coast Mariners (A-League) and Collingwood Magpies (AFLW)
On this week's News Time, we’ll hear about a sleeping language, we’ll head to an office building that’s been taken over by birds, and then we’ll go the distance for our Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. How old is Armardo?
2. Where will the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships be held?
3. What is the name of the 'sleeping' language being learned by preschoolers on the NSW Central Coast?
4. A flock of which bird have taken over an office building?
5. Which charity is Brooke raising money for?
Bonus Tricky Question
What is the name of the mountain that Sir Edmund Hillary described as "beautiful but unclimbable"?
Answers
1. 85
2. Japan
3. Darkinjung
4. Pigeons
5. Blue Tree Project
Bonus Tricky Answer
Ama Dablam
On this episode of News Time, we'll get the buzz on World Bee Day, we’ll dive to the bottom of the sea searching for shipwrecks, and then we’ll pop on a pair of wings and a beak for our Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. What name has the new pope given himself?
2. How many different species of bee are in Australia?
3. Nearly 1,000 people from which NSW town relied on a public phone box during bushfires?
4. Which state government is looking to preserve shipwrecks?
5. What bird did Matt dress up as?
Bonus Tricky Question
How many shipwrecks are along the Queensland coast, and how many have been found?
Answers
1. Pope Leo XIV (the fourteenth)
2. Around 2,000
3. Narooma
4. Queensland
5. (Eurasian) Curlew
Bonus Tricky Answer
1400 shipwrecks, with only 200 found so far.
This week on News Time, we'll hear about some ice-cold innovation, meet an eight-year-old who has sifted out a significant seashell, and we'll roam an island for our Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. How many books were passed along the human chain?
2. What tool has been designed to help para-athletes get in and out of ice baths?
3. Freshwater turtles are known as the WHAT of the river?
4. What shell did Zora discover?
5. What breed of dog is Valerie?
Bonus Tricky Question
How many left-handed shells have ever been discovered?
Answers
1. More than 9,000
2. Transfer aids
3. Vacuum cleaners
4. A top shell, nicknamed a "left-handed" seashell
5. Miniature dachshund
Bonus Tricky Answer
Fewer than 20
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