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Kids are awesome, but I don't need to tell you that, you already know!

To celebrate some courageous kids, today's episode is all about young people making big impacts.

Quiz Questions

• 1. What's the sort of competition that Blake won called? A poetry slam, a poetry smash or a poetry pulverise?
• 2.What's the word for lots of different plant and animal species living in one area? Hint: it starts with the letter B
• 3.What sort of birds did the students have to mimic?

Answers

• 1.A poetry slam
• 2.Biodiversity
• 3.Native Australian Birds

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If you were to write a poem about something important to you, what would you write it about? Maybe you could even start to write one for real...

Australia has a brand-new airport and it's already causing commotion...

Plus, some ancient Egyptian artefacts are being removed from displays overseas, I wonder why?

Shall we find out together?

Quiz Questions

• 1.Where was the person in the story trying to fly to when they accidentally ended up in Western Sydney?
• 2.What's being taken off display at some museums in Scotland?
• 3.What's the name of the chaotic seal? Hint: It's a rhyming name.

Answers

• 1.Western Australia
• 2.Mummies!
• 3.Neil the Seal!

News Noodler, a question to ponder by yourself or with others.

What do you think of the mummies being removed from display? Can you see the arguments on both sides of the story?

Today's show features snail shells that can decode the past, rugby players representing their nations and youth protests that have spread across Europe.

Quiz Questions

• 1.Where is the Rugby League World Cup being held this year?
• 2.Who started the protests happening in Europe at the moment? Was it school students, or office workers?
• 3.What might spaced out rings indicate on a snails shell?

Answers

• 1.Here, in Australia.
• 2.School Students
• 3.Lots of rain!

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It's pretty cool that we can learn about the past from a snails shell... can you think of other ways we can learn about the past? What other clues are out there?

In today’s episode, we're searching for a long lost plane wreck from an aviation trailblazer.

Plus, hear from the winner of News in my neighbourhood – a competition you can enter, too. Hear the details in this episode, or ask your grown-up to search for News in My Neighbourhood on ABC Education.

Quiz Questions

• 1.Which is more serious, a red card or a yellow card?
• 2.Where do Joyce's family live?
• 3.Did they find Amelia Earhart's plane?

Answers

• 1.A red card
• 2.Hong Kong
• 3.Nope! It's still lost

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Joyce uses video calls to stay in touch with her family overseas. Can you think of some other ways you could stay connected to friends or family who don't live near you?

You've heard of a leap year, you've heard of playing leap frog, but have you heard of a leap second? Find out what they are on today's episode.

Plus, we're heading overseas for Talk of the Town! To a land of big red buses, tea and scones and a palace fit for a King... can you guess where?

Quiz Questions

• 1.What was the result of the meeting – was the leap second saved, or scrapped?
• 2.What sport does Reema play?
• 3.What do they call underground trains in London? Is it the tube, the subway or the tiddly-pop?

Answers

• 1.The leap second was scrapped! They're no longer a thing.
• 2.Wheelchair basketball.
• 3.The tube.

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Is it weird that there are people whose job it is to argue about how to measure time? Can you think of any other unique jobs there might be?

The forecast for today's episode is sunny with a chance of... moths? I'll tell you about a moth problem causing headaches for weather predictors, we'll kick a ball around with the Paratillies and Pararoos, and then meet a calf with six legs!

Quiz Questions

• 1.What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting?
• 2.What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for?
• 3.How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100?

Answers

• 1.Rain.
• 2.Matildas. They're the Paramatildas.
• 3.Six!

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Do you think the calf can tell the difference after the surgery? In what ways might their everyday life be different now?

On today’s show, we’ll visit a preschool teaching languages to more than just kids... we’ll explore the oldest ever shipwreck and bumble along with some endangered bees. Are you ready?

Quiz Questions

• 1.Which language are the kids and adults learning?
• 2.About how old is the shipwreck?
• 3.In which country would you find the rare bee, Hylaeus navai?

Answers

• 1.Gumbaynggirr
• 2.4,500 years.
• 3.Fiji.

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Think about the different languages spoken by people you know or have met... why is it important to learn, protect and speak different languages?

On today’s show we’ll discover a creature that resembles a prehistoric platypus, we’ll meet a man who walked and swam a lap of the world, and we’ll visit Victoria’s High Country for Talk of the Town.

Quiz Questions

• 1.In what period did Megacauda live?
• 2.How many years did Karl take to walk around the world?
• 3.What famous bushranger spent time in Beechworth?

Answers

• 1.The Middle Jurassic
• 2.28
• 3.Ned Kelly

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Why would anyone choose to walk around the world (instead of using transport)?

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On today's episode, we’ll rediscover a rare snail, we’ll examine a photo that’s out of this world, and we’ll celebrate the birthday of Australia’s oldest man.

Quiz Questions

• 1.When did the Darling River snail start disappearing?
• 2.What is the name of the rover that took the photo on Mars?
• 3.Where does the world’s oldest man live?

Answers

• 1.Around the 1960s
• 2.Curiosity
• 3.Brazil

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On today's episode we'll visit some green classrooms, we'll brainstorm some ideas for the Brisbane Olympics, and we'll discuss the scariness of sharks.

Quiz Questions

• 1.What is the name of the organisation that has been installing greenhouses in schools?
• 2.In which year will the Olympics and Paralympics be held in Brisbane?
• 3.What university does Juliana, the shark fear researcher, work at?

Answers

• 1.Food Ladder
• 2.2032
• 3.Adelaide University

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Why do you think so many people are scared of sharks?

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On today’s episode we’ll meet a prize-winning portrait artist, we’ll hear about the race to protect some ice age trees, and we'll visit a village famous for its red soil on Talk of the Town.

Quiz Questions

• 1.Who did Jazz get to paint as her prize?
• 2.How many ice age gums are left in the wild?
• 3.In which state or territory would you find Alstonville?

Answers

• 1.Justine Clarke (from Play School)
• 2.Six
• 3.New South Wales

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If you were to create a portrait of someone, who would you choose? Someone famous or someone you know?

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On today's show we'll meet a tiny dog with a big job, we'll celebrate White Sunday, and we'll find some fossils belonging to a prehistoric bird!

Quiz Questions

• 1.How tall is Commando the chihuahua?
• 2.In which month is White Sunday?
• 3.Which period did Tenuicruris Piscanexum live in?

Answers

• 1.21 centimetres (about as tall as a milk carton)
• 2.October
• 3.The Cretaceous

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Should dogs be used as workers to help humans? Why or why not?

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Today, we’ll find out why masses of moths are on the move, we'll cheer for the winner of Fat Bear Week, and we'll dive deep underground to find relics of an ancient coral reef.

Quiz questions:

• 1.When did bogong moth numbers start falling?
• 2.What is the name of Backpack's mum?
• 3.How deep was the hole drilled by geologists in outback Queensland?

Answers:

• 1.The 1980s
• 2.Holly
• 3.3km

News Noodler:

How would a prehistoric reef differ from reefs today?

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On today’s episode we’ll cheer on the athletes in the Australian Transplant Games, we’ll meet a Queensland cowgirl who is about to travel to the USA, and we’ll visit a capital city for Talk of the Town!

Quiz Questions

• 1.Where were the Australian Transplant Games held this year?
• 2.What colour is Lareece, the cowgirl’s helmet?
• 3.What is the nickname for the Brisbane River?

Answers

• 1.Launceston, Tasmania
• 2.Pink
• 3.The Brown Snake

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Would you ever compete in a rodeo? Why or why not?

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Today we celebrate The Voice winner Yung Milla, we find out how squishy toys can be dangerous, and we applaud a girl who rescued her friend from drowning.

Quiz Questions

• 1.What is Yung Milla’s mum’s name?
• 2.Finish this sentence: You should never put a squishy somewhere hot like in the sun, the oven, or the...
• 3.How old is Aylah the rescue hero?

Answers

• 1.Kylie Miller
• 2.Microwave
• 3.Eight

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Should it be compulsory for kids to do swimming lessons?

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Today, we’ll find out why a dictionary just got bigger, we’ll discover two new insect species, and we’ll meet the latest world record holder in Rubik's cubing.

Quiz Questions

• 1.How many new words have just been added to the Merriam-Webster?
• 2.Where were the new species of stick insect discovered?
• 3.How old is the new women’s world record holder in Rubik's cubing?

Answers

• 1.1,400
• 2.Far North Queensland
• 3.Six

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If you could set the world record in something, what would it be?

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On today’s episode we’ll meet a man who built his very own plane, we’ll visit an art exhibition made of Lego, and we’ll head to the home of the world’s steepest train for Talk of the Town.

Quiz Questions:

• 1.What is the name of the man who built his own plane in Central Queensland?
• 2.How many minifigures were used in Jackson and Alex's exhibition?
• 3.What is the closest capital city to the Blue Mountains?

Answers:

• 1.Len Neale
• 2.2,500
• 3.Sydney

News Noodler:

If you could build anything in the world, what would it be?

On today's episode we’ll visit an apple orchard in Tasmania, we’ll find out what’s on the latest dollarbucks released by the Royal Australian Mint, and we’ll learn why cow burps are bad for the planet.

Quiz Questions

• 1.In which state did they find the abandoned apple orchard?
• 2.Who is on the new one dollar coin with Bluey?
• 3.What is the name of the problem gas that cows burp out?

Answers

• 1.Tasmania
• 2.Rusty
• 3.Methane

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Can you brainstorm any ways to reduce global warming (other than less cow burps)?

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Today's episode is all about cool kids! We'll meet a talented teen welder, a boy who impressed the prime minister of Australia, and a 13-year-old surfing world champion!

Quiz Questions

• 1.How much did Charlie sell his wolf sculpture for?
• 2.What is the name of the charity Dusty is supporting?
• 3.How old is Leihani Zoric?

Answers

• 1.$8,000
• 2.Little Wings
• 3.13

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This is something to ponder with no right or wrong answer... what big goal (like winning a surfing world championship) would you like to achieve yourself one day?

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On today’s episode we’ll meet some teenagers gaining skills and helping their community at the same time.

Then we’ll be farming, but not for apples or corn... we’ll be aura farming. Yep!

Plus, we’re headed to “the festival state” for Talk of the Town. If you’re not sure which state that is... listen on!

Quiz Questions

• 1.What do kids learn about in the first 2 weeks of the construction course?
• 2.What are these people farming?
• 3.In which state or territory would you find Stirling, in the Adelaide Hills?

Answers

• 1.They learn about mental wellbeing.
• 2.Aura
• 3.South Australia

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Aura is a tricky term to describe... can you have a go at coming up with a definition of Aura with the people around you?