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If you’ve listened to News Time before, you’ll know that we end each week’s countdown with our Wow of the Week. Well, today’s episode is all wow, all the time! It’s WowFest! A countdown of five amazing stories this year that made you go 'wow'.
On News Time each week, we count down five awesome news stories, with your help of course. This week is chock-a-block! Full of dino droppings, adventuring pups and circus superstars.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
Why do scientists think dinosaurs might have risen to the top of the food chain?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
They ate a wider variety of plants, so they survived when the environment changed
You're in for a weird and wonderful episode of News Time today! Hear about bananas stuck to walls, and scientists interested in hearing all about people's…. farts.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
How many sheep did Nikki shear in 8 hours?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
395
Ruby has passed the news time microphone over to National Disability Affairs Reporter Nas Campanella to host an awesome episode, for International Day of People with Disability.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
How does your News Time host, Nas, read the news?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
Nas listens to a little voice on her computer, then repeats the news aloud at the same time.
Today's episode of News Time is a particularly tasty one… we'll hear about some delicious veggies being grown beyond our atmosphere and make some cheesy treats with kind community members, too.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What is the name of the AI artwork?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
A.I. God
On World Children's Day each year, we celebrate all kids and remember their rights. But what exactly are rights?
For this special episode of News Time, Ruby is joined by Australia's National Children's Commissioner, Anne Hollonds. Ruby and Anne talk about World Children's Day, about what rights are and some of the special rights kids have.
It's best if this episode is listened to with a grown-up around.
Today, we're celebrating World Children's Day! Plus, hear about experimental satellites, and a community getting their water from a surprising source.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What is a right?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
A right is something you should have. You have the right to shelter, but not to the latest gaming console.
On News Time each week, I count down five fantastic news stories, with your help of course. On today's episode, we'll meet a peculiar pollinator, a cricket sensation and a rhyming rapper, before we head deep into the belly of a black hole.
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
How many runs/ points is hitting a boundary worth in cricket?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
Four
On News Time today, I've got books, birds, blimps and bobbles for you. Sound intriguing?
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What was the name of the second cockatoo, sent in to help rescue the first one?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
Old Lady Doris
On News Time today, we're heading deep underwater to meet some sea creatures surviving in places no one thought possible! And then, from the bottom of the ocean, to the tippity top of the worlds tallest mountains to meet a climber who has conquered them all.
It's an episode of extreme ups and downs!
Quiz Questions
Bonus Tricky Question
What did George install on his property, to measure animal sounds?
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Bonus Tricky Answer
Song meters
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