Stay ConnectedFrom amazing animals to sensational sport, interesting insects to dino discoveries, mars missions and beyond.
Join Emily Anderson every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to count down the weird and wonderful. News Time is perfect for 4-9 year olds who want to know more about the world around them.
Copyright: © Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
On today's show we'll baby talk with some dolphins, fly through the air with a teen skateboarding sensation, look up into the sky at a super shiny mirror planet, meet a wrestler named Dreamtime Voodoo Witch, and chop onions that won't make us cry.
QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. How many years did the scientists spend recording the dolphins? 2. What number is Arisa Trew ranked in the world's best skateboarders? 3. What is the name of the mirror planet? 4. What is Dreamtime Voodoo Witch's real name? 5. Where are the tearless onions being grown? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: What competition did Dreamtime Voodoo Witch recently win? ANSWERS: 1. 30 2. 14 3. LTT9779b 4. Erika Reid 5. South Australia BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: Oceanic Pro Wrestling Women's Championship
On today's show we'll meet some chocolate-eating cows, score some strikes with one of the world's best tenpin bowlers, celebrate the school holidays with a game of Spotto, congratulate a cool kid who's making playgrounds fun for everyone, and marvel at the talent of an Indigenous tightwire walker. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What are two essential foods to help cows produce milk? 2. What is the highest score you can achieve in a tenpin bowling game? 3. What two colours are NOT yellow (according the International Spotto Federation)? 4. What is the name of the new rule that will make playgrounds accessible in parts of Queensland? 5. What is Con Calleano's hometown? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: How many perfect 300 games has Jason Belmonte bowled on live TV? ANSWERS: 1. Sugar and oil 2. 300 3. Gold and lime 4. Zach's principle 5. Lismore, NSW BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: 3
ABC reporter and Yorta Yorta man Tom Forrest hosts our NAIDOC Week episode with stories about the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. "For Our Elders" is the theme of this year's NAIDOC Week. Elders are the people in First Nations communities who care for others, for Country, and they teach, guide and lead. Elders are also the keepers of stories and lore - that means, they have the wisdom that links the past to the future.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1. What is the name of the Australian deaf basketball team?
2. What is the coral-eating pest harming the Great Barrier Reef?
3. How many islands in the Torres Strait are inhabited?
4. What did the Nganambla kids use to make the telecommunications tower?
5. What are some uses for possum skin cloaks?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What is the Indigenous Country name for the land also known as the Goulburn Valley?
ANSWERS:
1. The Goannas
2. Crown of thorns starfish
3. 17
4. A 3D printer
5. Blankets, clothing and for protection from water
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
Yorta Yorta Country
On today's show we'll find out what can happen if you have a very overdue library book, we'll try to solve the mystery of whether thylacines still exist, we'll meet a super student who has overcome some major obstacles, we'll discover an ancient mega lizard, and we'll meet some ultra kind runners.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1) How many years was the book overdue?
2) Where did the last known Thylacine live?
3) Who nominated Harrison for the Brother John Taylor Memorial Prize?
4) Where were Mega Chonk's fossils found?
5) How many loops did Phil Gore complete?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What is Mega Chonk's proper name?
ANSWERS:
1) 68
2) Hobart Zoo
3) His high school maths teacher
4) Wellington Caves near Dubbo
5) 102
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
Tiliqua Frangens
Join Ruby and ABC business reporter Rachel Pupazzoni to find out how and why we're experiencing a 'cost of living crisis.'
On today's show, we'll discover a new species of teeny tiny shrimp, mark World Refugee Day, meet a cute cat named Bandit, examine an enormous tooth, and cycle around mainland Australia. QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What is the skeleton shrimp's proper name? 2. What date is World Refugee Day? 3. In which state is Bandit officially recognised as an assistance cat? 4. Where was the mastodon tooth found? 5. How many days did Lesa's journey take? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: When did Lesa start her cycling journey? ANSWERS: 1. Caprella tamboensis 2. 20th of June 3. New South Wales 4. On a beach in California in the United States 5. 93 BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: International Women's Day on the 8th of March
On today's show we catch up with some winning wheat farmers, find out why the French are saying 'oui oui' to train travel, meet a mum giving away free groceries, discover a new type of shark, and hang out with an amazing skateboarder.
QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. What school do the Hermidale kids' penpals go to? 2. Who came up with the idea to ban short flights in France? 3. What is the name of Rebecca's food box? 4. What colour eyes does the demon catshark have? 5. In which city does Richard Moore skate? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION: Where was the pregnant demon catshark preserved ANSWERS: 1. Tanja Public School 2. France's Citizen Assembly 3. The 'no questions asked' box 4. White 5. Adelaide BONUS TRICKY ANSWER: A CSIRO database
On today's show we celebrate World Environment Day, meet some great goats, travel across Australia with an assistance dog, hang ten with a surfer in her 70s, and find out whether drop bears are real.
QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. What is the theme of this year's World Environment Day?
2. Which South American country is using goats to prevent bushfires?
3. What's the name of Scott's assistance dog?
4. What hobby did Marg Cummins start in her 70s?
5. What is the real name for a drop bear?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION
How heavy were Nimbadons?
ANSWERS
1. Beating plastic pollution
2. Chile
3. Reign
4. Surfing
5. Nimbadon
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER
70kh
On the show today, we’re going to meet some white seahorses. Then we’ll find out how fairy circles are made. After that we’ll take a look at some backyard fungi that can eat plastic. Before we take a trip to another galaxy and learn about a new planet. And then we meet a Diamantiasaurus.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
BONUS QUIZ QUESTION:
What are the names of the fungi that can eat plastic?
ANSWERS:
BONUS QUIZ ANSWER:
The fungi known as Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album.
On the show today, we’re going to take a look at how the stinging plant might take the sting out of pain. Then we’ll travel around Australia with a man on a special scooter. Next, we’ll meet a white echidna. After that, we’ll say Sorry and talk about Reconciliation. nd then we discover how human hair can help plants grow.
QUESTIONS:
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
Why is human hair good for soils?
ANSWERS:
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
Each tiny strand of hair is packed with nutrients like nitrogen, carbon and protein and once it’s broken down, it feeds the soils and makes plants grow big and strong.
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
