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This week on News Time, you'll hear five stories of awesome kids doing amazing things!
Quiz Questions
1. What sort of band does Zoe play in?
2. What is the name used for Australian sign language?
3. What prize is awarded to teenagers with ideas to help the environment?
4. Which famous person did one of the authors of Sweet Home want to read their book?
5. Sarah was the youngest ever player to represent which country in darts?
Bonus Tricky Question
What brass instrument does Zoe play?
Answers
1. A community brass band
2. Auslan
3. The Earth Prize
4. The Prime Minister
5. Papua New Guinea
Bonus Tricky Answer
Baritone horn
This week on News Time, political reporter Shalailah Medhora hosts a special episode about Australia’s federal election.
We find out how elections work, why kids can’t vote, what a political party is (spoiler: there’s no fairy bread), and what politicians do in Parliament House.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What is the name of the chamber in Parliament House with green seats?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
The House of Representatives
There’s a healthy helping of mystery on News Time today! We’ll rediscover earless dragons that were once thought to be lost forever, and hear about an epic Scottish search for a fantastical monster.
Quiz Questions
1. What sort of animal is the Victorian grassland earless dragon?
2. How long did it take Papunya locals to drive to the nearest hairdresser?
3. What is the name of the yellow submarine that found a missing camera?
4. Who does Evie love to crochet with?
5. What type of skipping does Tahira love to do?
Bonus tricky question
What are the names of the very clever detection dogs?
Answers
1. Lizard
2. Three hours
3. Boaty McBoatface
4. Her aunt and her grandma
5. Double dutch
Bonus Tricky Answer
Daisy and Kip
This week on News Time we’ll dive deep underwater to listen to a rather loud shark, we’ll hear about a school that students can’t wait to attend, and then we’ll blast into space for our Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. What job does Aleli's dad have in the surf?
2. What United Nations day is being marked this week?
3. In which country did the scientists study the noisy shark?
4. How many metres high are the new classrooms?
5. What filled the universe for millions of years after the Big Bang?
Bonus tricky question
What is one of the many names given to the noisy shark?
Answers
1. Spotter
2. International Mother Earth Day
3. New Zealand
4. Four
5. A gassy fog
Bonus Tricky Answer
Kapetā, gummy shark, spotted estuary smooth-hound, or spotted dogfish
On News Time this week, we blast off into space to see what astronauts are growing for food, hear about a little insect with a big appetite, and meet some scaly sailors.
Quiz Questions
1. What is the name of the local AFL team whose uniforms are washed by Linda?
2. Where did Wanda’s family go for camping holidays?
3. What type of mushrooms are the astronauts wanting to grow?
4. How quickly can native fungi defeat the fall armyworm?
5. What is the name of the ocean that the iguanas floated across?
Bonus tricky question
What is the name of the material the astronauts took with them to grow mushrooms?
Answers
1. Boston Tigers
2. The beach
3. Oyster mushrooms
4. In less than 24 hours
5. The Pacific
Bonus Tricky Answer
Substrate
On News Time this week we meet a mighty mouse, we wrap up Ramadan, and we find out what's happening to Australia's five dollar note.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What is the name of the celebration at the end of Ramadan?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Eid al-Fitr
Happy Harmony Week! On News Time today we have five epic stories including a rare fossil donated to a Queensland school, a shipwreck unearthed by a cyclone, and the secret to growing enormous pumpkins.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What colour do people wear during Harmony Week?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Orange
Jack is filling in for Ruby this week, counting down five stories from around Australia and the world. On News Time today we're travelling deep into the ocean to swim with whales, then heading into our atmosphere to hear the latest from some astronauts stuck up in space.
Quiz Questions
1.When are whales likely to have a big sing?
2.What sport did Ash Barty & Evonne Goolagong Cawley play?
3.How many months have Astronauts Butch & Suni been stuck in space?
4.What is the name of the school that these students attend? (hint: School of the BLANK)
5.Why did Armand "Mondo" Duplantis do one extra jump after winning gold at the Paris Olympics?
Bonus Tricky Question
How many times has Mondo beaten his own record by 1cm?
Answers
1. After a meal
2. Tennis
3. 9 months
4. School of the Air OR Alice Springs School of the Air
5. To beat the world record
Bonus Tricky Answer
10 times!
Ever wanted to ask a real-life astronaut a question?
Katherine Bennell-Pegg is Australia's first female astronaut, ever!
She spoke to some curious kids at Questacon about outer space, becoming an astronaut and the quirks of living on the International Space Station. What do nappies have to do with exploring other worlds? You'll have to listen to find out!
Jack is filling in for Ruby this week, counting down five stories from around Australia and the world. On News Time today we're meeting a speedy sheep shearer, hearing about a beach on Mars, and you'll find out what it feels like to be inside the body of a whale!
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What species of whale took a kayaker in their mouth?
Answers
Bonus Tricky Answer
Humpback Whale
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