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National Science Week Aug 16, 2024

Show notes

It's National Science Week! So, on News Time, we'll be counting down five of the best science stories this week from around Australia, and the world.

What do gardens and robots have in common? Or koalas and flying drones? You'll find out soon!

Quiz Questions

1.Which chore is the robot dog helping with?
2.What carried the stones to Singing Stones Beach?
3.Which organisation created the D.A.R.T program?
4.Why do the rangers want to know whether there are koalas in the trees?
5. Ilbandornis woodburnei is a kind of what? A) Wombat B) Bird C) Kangaroo D) Mouse

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the name of the robot dog?

Answers

1.Weeding
2.Glacier
3.NASA
4.So they can safely do cultural burns
5.B) Bird

Bonus Tricky Answer

Spot

Olympic champions and farty footpumpers Aug 09, 2024

Show notes

We’ll visit the Olympic Games in Paris, take a tour around some schools across Australia, and then finish with a 10-legged mystery for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1.Can you name an Aussie medallist at this year's Olympic Games?
2.What's the name for the system of raised dots that people who are blind or have low vision can use to read?
3.What's the word that Jon uses to describe the sound of his workshops?
4.What does student Greg hope to build at his house when he grows up?
5.What do the giant spider crabs do when they visit Australian shores?

Bonus Tricky Question

What are the scientists studying the crabs asking people to help with?

Answers

1.There are too many to list! Any medallist means you got this one correct.
2.Braille
3.Joy
4.A garden
5.Moult (shed their shells)

Bonus Tricky Answer

Look at photos

Rattlesnake megaden and ballet tights Aug 02, 2024

Show notes

Slithering into the start of our countdown, we'll hear about a mega den of rattlesnakes keeping scientists intrigued.

Our next few stories will take us to the ballet, to regional Western Australia, and to coral reefs in South Africa!

Then finally, we're headed far beyond the edge of our solar system for a slightly stinky… Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1.Roughly how many rattlesnakes are in the megaden?
2.Evie is a ballet dancer, but what's her other job? Hint: she wears yellow!
3.What does Jessica like to do when she's diving?
4.How many people in Kathy's family are volunteers?
5.What would it smell like on this distant planet?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the rain made of on planet HD 189733b?

Answers

1.2000
2.She's a Wiggle
3.Listen to the reef, feel weightless and relaxed
4.Three
5.Rotten eggs

Bonus Tricky Answer

Glass

Whale alphabet and nannas with know-how Jul 26, 2024

Show notes

Today's show starts underwater… dive into the deep end with us as we uncover the secret language of whales! We'll meet some nannas with know-how, giving new life to old clothes, and then pop on our best green and gold clothes because the Olympics have finally begun! After that, we'll meet some teens feeling brave enough to follow their dreams, then head back to a land before dinosaurs for a very ancient… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1.Scientists have figured out an alphabet for which kind of whale?
2.How many toilet flushes worth of water does it take to make a T-shirt and jeans?
3.Where are the Olympic Games being held this year?
4.What's the name of the kind of school some people go to when they finish high school?
5.What's older - the rock that Erica found, or plants?

Bonus Tricky Question

Where will the Olympics be held in 8 years? Hint: Somewhere in Australia!

Answers

1.Sperm whales
2.More than a thousand
3.Paris, in France
4.University
5.The rock! It's a fossil, called black chert

Bonus Tricky Answer

Brisbane, in Queensland

Oldest art and Mars mission Jul 19, 2024

Show notes

Today's show starts on the planet Mars… sort of! We'll meet some scientists returning home from the red planet, without ever having left earth… We'll visit some strong structures saving powerful birds, and head deep into a cave to see the oldest storytelling art ever found.

After that, we'll meet a terrific tap dancer moving and grooving into old age, before we take it easy for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1.How long were the four scientists in the Mars simulator?
2.What colour are the nesting platforms that have been built for the birds?
3.What's special about the kind of art that the scientists found?
4.How old is our terrific tap dancer, Lorraine?
5.Which country was the 'do nothing' competition held in?

Bonus Tricky Question

What kind of job does Woopsyang, the person who invented the 'do nothing' competition, have?

Answers

1.Over one year
2.Green
3.It's storytelling art
4.99 years old
5.South Korea

Bonus Tricky Answer

An artist

NAIDOC Week: Keep the fire burning Jul 12, 2024

Show notes

This week is NAIDOC week, a time for all Australians to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and Ruby has passed the News Time microphone over to Carli Willis - a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands.

Quiz Questions

1.What's the theme for NAIDOC week this year?
2.Can you name at least one of the colours on the Torres Strait Islands flag, and what it represents?
3.Elsie Seriat recently became mayor of Torres Shire Council. What's special about her becoming mayor?
4.Which animal are rangers in the Torres Strait trying to keep off the islands?
5.What's the name of the football competition that people participated in?

Bonus Tricky Question

Can you name one of the winning teams at the footy competition?

Answers

1.Keep the fire burning: Blak, loud and proud
2.Green stripes at the top and bottom to represent the land, black lines next to them to represent the people, and a big blue part in the middle to represent the sea. In the middle is a white Dhari, a ceremonial headdress, and a five-pointed star, to represent the five major island groups.
3.She's the first traditional owner to become mayor, and the second ever woman
4.Cane toads
5.Island of Origin

Bonus Tricky Answer

Paga Panthers or NQ United Sista

Bush nurses and found shipwreck Jul 05, 2024

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Today's show starts deep under the icy sea, exploring a rediscovered shipwreck. Then, an adventure of a different kind! At a game shop opening their doors to everyone. After that, we'll meet a bush nurse caring for their communities, and some school students who've send a special package to kids overseas. Finally, we're headed back to the ocean! But in much warmer climates for our… Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1.What area did Sir Ernest Shackleton like to explore?
2.What kind of shop does Laura run?
3.How many years have bush nurses been caring for their communities?
4.In which country is the school that Belair Public sent their uniforms to?
5.What nickname have scientists given the Australian Brook Lamprey?

Bonus Tricky Question

Which state was the Australian Brook Lamprey first seen in, and where has it been spotted now?

Answers

1.Antarctica
2.Board games/ games
3.100
4.Fiji
5.Vegan Dracula

Bonus Tricky Answer

New South Wales, Queensland

Marble match and flying school Jun 28, 2024

Show notes

Today's show starts on a special reserve in Queensland, where unique creatures have found a safe haven. Then, heading south, we'll visit the Australian Marbles Championship at Brunswick Heads. We'll zoom on over to the other side of the country, to hear about a flying school in Esperance, Western Australia, and then zip back to New South Wales to hear about a sacred site that's been saved. Finally, we're headed back in time to ancient Australia for a dinoriffic… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1.Can you name one of the things that have been banned at the reserve?
2.How old was the winner of the marbles championship?
3.In the past couple of years, have there been more flying schools closing, or opening?
4.What's the name of the cave that has been saved?
5.Which modern day bird did the ancient pterosaur remind scientists of?

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the name of the industry, starting with 'A', for jobs to do with flying planes?

Answers

1.Mining, logging, building houses
2.14
3.Closing
4.Butterfly Cave
5.Pelican

Bonus Tricky Answer

Aviation

Teen rex and top blokes Jun 21, 2024

Show notes

Pop on your protective gear, today's episode starts down at the racetrack with a Brisbane kid and her need for speed.

After that, we'll learn about a new app saving an Indigenous language, before grabbing a fossil brush to inspect a dinoriffic discovery.

We'll meet some top blokes teaching top ideas, and then hear about an unlikely hero for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1.What is Lana's dream/ goal?
2.How many people are there that can speak the language Ngalia fluently?
3.What kind of dinosaur is Teen Rex?
4.What makes someone a good boy, or man?
5.Which country do Brandon and Blue the dog live in?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the name, starting with the letter R, of the sort of ditch that Brandon was stuck in?

Answers

1.To win a Formula 1 championship, and be the first girl to do so
2.Three
3.Tyrannosaurus Rex
4.This is a tricky question... there's no one right answer!
5.The United States of America

Bonus Tricky Answer

Ravine

Paralympic Games Special Jun 19, 2024

Show notes

Join Ruby and ABC Sport reporter Liz Wright for a deep dive into the Paralympic Games.

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