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On today’s show, we’ll meet some mischievous magpies who’ve out-smarted a team of scientists, and learn about World Health Day. We’ll hear about a smart toilet that knows whose sitting on it and salute some good news for students interested in AUSLAN. Then we’ll hear about a special AFL milestone!
Quiz Questions:
1. How many magpies did the scientists attach the trackers to?
2. What’s one of the ways we can help keep the planet healthy?
3.Why would someone invent a toilet that recognises who’s sitting on it?
4. How do you say ‘thank you’ in Auslan?
5. What was the special number goal that Buddy scored?
Bonus Tricky Question: What’s the special name for the behaviour that the magpies did?
Answers:
1. Five
2. Use less plastic, use public transport. But there are lots of good answers to this question!
3. To check on someone’s health
4. Place your fingers on your chin, and then lower your hand down in a flat palm, like you’re holding a plate.
5. 1000
Bonus tricky answer: Rescuing behaviour
This week, we’ll revisit some would-be world record holders, and go for a bike ride with some moving mothers. We’ll head underwater to hear some sounds of the deep, and learn all about Autism Awareness Day. Then, we’ll hear about a lickable TV screen.
Quiz Questions
1. Doug turned out to be a root of what kind of food?
2. How were the bikes delivered to the island?
3. What’s the nickname for The Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds?
4. What’s the word, starting with S, that means Autism affects people differently?
5. What country is ‘Taste the TV’ from?
Bonus Tricky Question
Who helped Ms Burrawanga learn to ride a bike again?
Answers
1. Gourd
2. By boat, in a shipping container
3. Glubs
4. Spectrum
5. Japan
Bonus Tricky Answer
Her daughter.
On today’s show: We celebrate Harmony Week, helpers head to flooded communities, a caring kid raises funds for felines, a new encyclopedia helps readers learn Indigenous language, and scientists suspect they've discovered new types of T-Rex.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1. True or false: Almost half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas.
2. How many hours did the Sikh volunteers spend driving to Lismore?
3. What did Jonah sell to raise money for stray cats?
4. What does the Noongar-Wudjari word 'baardi' mean?
5. How many T-Rex species do some scientists think existed?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What is another name for Tyrannosaurus Imperator?
ANSWERS:
1. True
2. More than 30
3. Bookmarks
4. Witchetty grub (or endoxyla)
5. Three
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
Tyrant lizard emperor
On today’s show, we’ll hear about an endangered Australian animal and its special place in an Aboriginal community. We’ll meet a man on a mission with a metal detector, and we’ll visit a skate park with some brilliant brothers. We’ll blast off to outer space for an exciting discovery and meet a runaway reptile.
Quiz questions:
1. Koala’s are considered an ‘endangered’ species. What were they before that?
2. How many years has Nick been using his metal detector to find people’s treasures?
3. What do Abdul and Mo do before they try a ramp for the first time?
4. What kind of asteroid travels along the same path as a planet?
5. How long was Fred missing?
Bonus tricky question:
What’s the Gathang (indigenous language) word for koala?
Answers:
1. Vulnerable
2. 25 years
3. Walk up and down it
4. Trojan
5. Four years
Bonus tricky answer:
Guula
On today’s show: We’ll head to Mardi Gras, and celebrate International Women’s Day. We’ll hear about some amazing flood rescues, plus, we’ll meet a young girl who had a very special visitor at her school. And then, we’ll learn about an interesting fossil.
Quiz questions:
Bonus Tricky Question: What does SES stand for?
Answers:
Bonus Tricky Answer:
State Emergency Service
On today’s show: We’ll meet a young girl with a nifty new hand, and visit a fantastic farm and see their happy crop. We’ll find out some great news about the Sydney Harbour Bridge, hear about some important days for our environment, and learn about a special squirrel.
Quiz questions:
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What’s the name of the mountain range the Woolly Mountain Squirrel lives in?
Answers:
Bonus Tricky Answer:
The Himalayas
Ruby joins ABC resident nature nerd Ann Jones and some young wildlife carers to celebrate World Wildlife Day and find out how we can all work together to help animals be happy and healthy.
On today’s show: We’ll learn about International Mother Language Day, take a trip up to the International Space Station, get up close and personal with a marvellous mini-beast, meet an indigenous musician making beautiful music and hear about a man’s close encounter with a venomous snake.
Quiz questions:
1. Which language has lots of words for ‘camel’?
2. Where will the ISS land when it’s sent down to earth?
3. What does the name ‘millipede’ mean?
4. What’s the name of the person who waves their baton at the front of an orchestra?
5. How many times has Nigel been bitten by a snake?
Bonus tricky question:
Which state orchestra did Aaron Wyatt conduct?
ANSWERS:
1. Arabic
2. Middle of the ocean
3. Thousand feet
4. Conductor
5. Three
Bonus tricky answer:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
On today's show: Australian Winter Olympians win gold, silver and bronze, Kamilaroi kids campaign to bring home stolen trees, a roustabout impresses in the shearing shed, the world's oldest land animal celebrates a birthday, and an eight-year-old author's book is in demand.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1. What is the Winter Olympics mascot's name?
2. Where were the stolen trees taken?
3. What is the name of Ashlea's eye condition?
4. What island does Jonathan live on?
5. What is the title of Dillon's next book?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What year was Jonathan photographed?
ANSWERS:
1. Bing Dwen Dwen
2. Museums in Switzerland and Melbourne
3. Retinitis pigmentosa
4. St Helena
5. The Jacket-Eating Closet
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
1882
On today's show: Googly eyes pop up in strange places around Adelaide, the Australian women's cricket team wins the Ashes, cicada wee is mistaken for raindrops, scientists prepare to launch a new telescope into space, and a boy finishes an epic journey on a unicycle.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:
1. Who helped plan the city of Adelaide?
2. What award did Ashleigh Gardner win?
3. How many species of cicadas live in Australia?
4. What type of planets is Nataliea studying?
5. How long did Oliver's trip take?
BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:
What was Ollie riding?
ANSWERS:
1. Colonel William Light
2. The Belinda Clark Award
3. More than 300
4. Exoplanets
5. 12 days
BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:
An electric skateboard
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