[ MUSIC ] >> Kelsey: HI, AND WELCOME TO KET'S "NEWS QUIZ"!

I'M YOUR HOST, KELSEY STARKS.

WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH APRIL ALREADY!

HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE SPRINGTIME.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO OUR CHALLENGE QUESTION.

THINK GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMETRY ON THIS ONE.

WHAT ANCIENT STRUCTURES SHARE THEIR NAME WITH A 3D GEOMETRIC FIGURE?

YOU WILL FIND MORE THAN A HUNDRED OF THESE STRUCTURES WITH TRIANGULAR SIDES IN EGYPT, BUT THEY ARE ALSO IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES TOO.

MOST ARE THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR RULERS AND ROYALTY IN THOSE COUNTRIES.

CAN YOU THINK OF IT?

WHAT ANCIENT STRUCTURES SHARE THEIR NAME WITH A 3D GEOMETRIC FIGURE?

THAT ANSWER AFTER THE NEWS.

WELL TOPPING OUR NEWS THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WANTS TO REBUILD AND REVAMP OUR COUNTRY'S INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE IT STRONGER AS THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO GROW AND CHANGE.

INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES THE BASIC PHYSICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES NEEDED FOR THE OPERATION OF A SOCIETY OR ENTERPRISE.

THAT INCLUDES BUILDINGS, ROADS, POWER SUPPLIES AND EVEN OUR INTERNET CONNECTIONS LIKE BROADBAND AND PHONE SERVICES.

A LOT OF AMERICAN BRIDGES NEED WORK TO KEEP OUR ROADWAYS CONNECTED.

CHANGING TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES WIRING UPGRADES AND COMPUTER NEEDS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PLAN CALLS FOR $2.3 TRILLION TO BE SPENT TO UPGRADE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND HE EXPECTS AMERICA'S CORPORATIONS TO PAY FOR MOST OF IT.

HIS PLAN WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TAXES FROM THOSE CORPORATIONS TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE NECESSARY WORK.

AND THE NEWS FROM MARS IS HOVERING AROUND THE HELICOPTER KNOWN AS INGENUITY.

NASA SCIENTISTS ARE PREPARING TO DROP INGENUITY FROM THE PERSEVERANCE MARS ROVER ONTO THE MARTIAN SURFACE.

THEY'VE FOUND A FLAT AREA THAT THEY ARE CALLING A HELIPAD.

FROM THE HELIPAD, THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE INGENUITY FLY ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

IF THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FLIGHT, IT WILL BE THE FIRST POWERED-FLIGHT BY AN AIRCRAFT ON ANOTHER PLANET.

INGENUITY FACES SEVERAL CHALLENGES THOUGH TO GET OFF THE GROUND.

THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE IS THINNER THAN HERE ON EARTH.

SO HOPEFULLY THE FOUR-POUND HELICOPTER WILL BE LIGHT ENOUGH FOR ITS ROTORS TO SPIN AND LIFT IT UP.

NASA CREW MEMBERS SAY THIS IS A WRIGHT BROTHERS KIND OF MOMENT.

A HISTORIC ONE IN THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT.

ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT DESIGNED, BUILT AND FLEW THE FIRST CONTROLLED, POWERED AIRPLANE BACK IN 1903!

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, INGENUITY IS CARRYING A SMALL PIECE OF FABRIC FROM ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT'S FIRST PLANE.

IT WAS DONATED BY A HISTORICAL PARK IN DAYTON, OHIO, THE WRIGHT'S HOMETOWN.

IF THE FIRST JUMP HAPPENS AS PLANNED IN THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, FOUR OTHER FLIGHTS COULD BE ATTEMPTED OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

LET'S LIFT-OFF WITH THE FIRST PART OF TODAY'S QUIZ.

QUESTIONS 1 AND 2 ARE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL.

BACK TO THE NEWS.

DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN GROCERIES WERE HARD TO GET FOR SOME FAMILIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IN CUBA, TRAVEL AND DELIVERY RESTRICTIONS CAUSED SHORTAGES AND LONG LINES AT MARKETS AND GROCERY STORES.

CUBA IS AN ISLAND NATION THAT SITS SOUTH OF FLORIDA IN THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN, WHERE THE CARIBBEAN SEA, THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN MEET.

ONE WOMAN MADE HERSELF AWARE OF FOODS THAT WERE MORE AVAILABLE ON THE CUBAN MARKETS.

SHE CREATED SIMPLE RECIPES USING THOSE INGREDIENTS AND POSTED THEM ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL TO SEE.

ABOUT 12,000 PEOPLE SHARE IDEAS AS PART OF THE "RECIPES FROM THE HEART" COMMUNITY.

MOST ARE WOMEN WORKING TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

IN OKLAHOMA, SOME SMALL RESTAURANTS AND CAFES HAVE FOUND A WAY TO LET CUSTOMERS PAY IT FORWARD FOR OTHERS WHO MIGHT NEED A MEAL.

OKLAHOMA IS A WESTERN STATE THAT BORDERS TEXAS, AND KANSAS AMONG OTHERS.

OKLAHOMA CITY IS THE STATE CAPITAL.

IN MIAMI, OKLAHOMA, SOME EATERIES HAVE PUT UP RECEIPT WALLS.

THAT ALLOWS DINERS TO PURCHASE A MEAL THAT THEY DO NOT EAT.

INSTEAD, THEY PUT THE RECEIPT ON THE WALL FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE AND USE.

THOSE IN NEED CAN COME IN, GRAB A RECEIPT FROM THE WALL AND SIT DOWN TO ENJOY THEIR MEAL, ALL FOR FREE.

AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, A BOY NAMED FREDDIE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NIGHTS SPENT IN A TENT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

FREDDIE IS 10 YEARS OLD.

HE PITCHED A TENT AT THE END OF THE GARDEN IN HIS FAMILY'S BACKYARD AT THE BEGINNING OF ENGLAND'S FIRST LOCKDOWN AND HAS STAYED THERE EVERY NIGHT SINCE - EVEN DURING STORMS, SLEET AND SNOW.

NOW FREDDIE'S EFFORTS HAVE RAISED MORE THAN 20,000 DOLLARS FOR A LOCAL CHARITY THAT PROVIDES FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED.

EVEN FREDDIE'S CLASSMATES HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, SPENDING NIGHTS OUTSIDE TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE AND RAISE MORE MONEY.

STAY AWAKE NOW FOR THE SECOND PART OF TODAY'S QUIZ.

QUESTION 5 IS HELPFUL AND TASTY.

IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOBBY THAT CAN KEEP YOU OUTSIDE BUT SOCIALLY-DISTANCED, HERE'S AN IDEA.

HOW ABOUT BIRD WATCHING?

THE ACTIVITY HAS GAINED POPULARITY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NOW, BIRD WATCHERS HAVE MORE TOOLS AT THEIR FINGERTIPS TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR FLYING FRIENDS.

SEVERAL APPS CAN HELP RECOGNIZE AND IDENTIFY THE BIRDS YOU SEE.

SOME, FROM PLACES LIKE THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY, WILL EVEN ALLOW WATCHERS TO ADD SIGHTINGS TO THEIR DATABASE.

ANOTHER PLUS?

THERE'S NO EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS HOBBY.

BINOCULARS ARE HELPFUL, AND EVEN CHEAP ONES WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD LOOK AT SOME OF OUR COLORFUL FEATHERED FRIENDS.

IN MEXICO, ANOTHER FLYING CREATURE HAS BECOME THE FOCUS FOR SOME SCIENTISTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

RESEARCHERS AT THE NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY IN MEXICO CITY STRUNG MESH NETS BETWEEN TREES IN THEIR BOTANICAL GARDENS TO CATCH THE RARE, MEXICAN LONG-TONGUED BATS.

THE BATS ARE DRAWN TO THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND CACTUSES IN THE AREA.

THEIR TONGUES AND NOSES HAVE EVOLVED TO GET NECTAR FROM THE BLOOMS.

RESEARCHERS SAY HAVING FEWER HUMANS IN THE GARDENS DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE THE AREA MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR WILDLIFE, JUST LIKE THOSE LONG-TONGUED BATS.

AND IN NORTHERN ITALY, HOMESCHOOLING DURING THE PANDEMIC WAS PERFECT FOR ONE YOUNG GOAT LOVER.

FIAMETTA IS A 4TH GRADER.

HER DAD AND FAMILY ARE GOAT FARMERS WITH MORE THAN 300 GOATS LIVING ON THEIR FARM.

AS THE LOCKDOWN CONTINUED, FIAMETTA CONVINCED HER MOM TO PLACE A DESK ON TOP OF A HILL WHERE SHE COULD USE MOM'S PHONE AND A LAPTOP TO SIGN-IN AND DO HER SCHOOLWORK.

ALL THE WHILE, SHE IS SURROUNDED BY GOATS AND KIDS - AKA BABY GOATS!

WELL NOW YOU KIDS CAN HOP INTO THE FINAL PART OF TODAY'S QUIZ.

USE YOUR BINOCULARS FOR QUESTION 8.

BREAK TIME!

I'M ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SOME OF YOUR HOMETOWNS.

YOU HAVE SENT US GREAT ANSWERS TO THIS OPINION QUESTION.

LET'S START WITH A STUDENT WHO IS NOW A KENTUCKIAN.

WITH AN INTERNATIONAL HOMETOWN.

NATALIA ATTENDS THE 5TH GRADE AT GREATHOUSE SHRYOCK ELEMENTARY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

SHE SAYS, "MONTERREY, MEXICO IS FRIENDLY.

WHEN YOU GO TO MEXICO EVERYONE IS LIKE YOUR FAMILY AND THEY TREAT YOU THE SAME.

YOU CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF SHOPS TO DO EVERYTHING!

YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE GRAFFITI ON THE WALL AND THE PEOPLE.

GEORGIA IS IN THE 4TH GRADE AT ATHENS-CHILESBURG ELEMENTARY IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

SHE SHARES A FAVORITE HOMETOWN ACTIVITY WITH THOUSANDS OF UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SPORTS FANS.

I LOVE GOING TO BASKETBALL GAMES IN RUPP ARENA!"

ALLY SHARES A HISTORIC HOMETOWN FAVORITE WITH SOME OF HER 4TH GRADE CLASSMATES AT HODGENVILLE ELEMENTARY AND OTHER STUDENTS AT LARUE COUNTY ELEMENTARY HERE IN KENTUCKY.

THEY LIVE IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR 16TH PRESIDENT!

"MY FAVORITE IS ALL BECAUSE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

HE IS THE BEST!"

MATTHEW IS A 7TH GRADER AT WILBRAHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS.

HE ENJOYS THE OUTDOOR OPEN SPACE OF HIS HOMETOWN.

"IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO WALK THE DOG.

I PLAY BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT PARKS.

FINALLY, WILBRAHAM HAS A LOT OF GOOD SPORTS TEAMS.

THE MINNECHAUG FALCONS FOOTBALL IS ONE OF THE TEAMS I LIKE TO WATCH.

GAVIN'S HOMETOWN IS ALSO IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF OUR COUNTRY.

HE IS AN 8TH GRADER AT PS-102-Q IN QUEENS, NEW YORK.

"MY FAVORITE THING.

IS THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE.

PEOPLE OF ALL RACES ARE IN QUEENS.

ALL OF THE CULTURES, RESTAURANTS, BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNIQUENESS OF QUEENS.

THOSE ARE AWESOME LETTERS!

WE ARE SO GLAD YOU'VE SHARED WITH US.

NOW THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR YOUR HOMETOWN ANSWERS.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR HOMETOWN?

AND TELL US WHY.

EMAIL YOUR LETTERS TO US AT: NEWSQUIZ@KET.ORG OR USE THE FORM AT KET.ORG/NEWSQUIZ.

BE SURE TO TELL US YOUR HOMETOWN NAME, AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME, GRADE, SCHOOL, AND TEACHER'S NAME IN YOUR RESPONSE!

LET'S JUMP BACK TO THE CHALLENGE QUESTION NOW.

ANYONE'S HOMETOWN INCLUDE A PYRAMID?

THOSE ARE GEOMETRIC ANCIENT STRUCTURES IN EGYPT AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES.

PYRAMIDS OFTEN HOUSE SARCOPHAGI AND MUMMIES.

RECENTLY 22 EGYPTIAN MUMMIES WERE MOVED FROM THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN CENTRAL CAIRO - THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL - TO THE NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION IN SOUTHERN CAIRO.

THE PARADE WAS FIT FOR ANCIENT ROYALTY SINCE THE MUMMIES OF 18 PHARAOHS AND OUR OTHER ROYALS WERE MOVED.

AND HERE ARE THE REST OF TODAY'S ANSWERS.

FINALLY TODAY, A FAMILIAR VOICE HELPED RAISE MONEY FOR "MAKE MARCH MATTER," A CAMPAIGN THAT BENEFITS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA.

MARK HAMILL, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS LUKE SKYWALKER IN THE STAR WARS SERIES, AND THE JOKER IN BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, READ TO SEVERAL HOSPITALIZED KIDS - VIRTUALLY.

HE READ THE BOOK "DARTH VADER AND SON" BY JEFFREY BROWN AND EVEN INTRODUCED THE KIDS TO HIS NEW RESCUE PUPPY NAMED MOLLY!

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

WE'LL SEE YOU HERE NEXT WEEK FOR MORE "NEWS QUIZ."

BYE!

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