
February 16, 2023
Season 38 Episode 21 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
This episode features the earthquake recovery in Turkey and Syria, spy balloons, and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the State of the Union, earthquake recovery in Turkey and Syria, spy balloons, a pilot shortage, Antarctic drilling, hydroelectricity in Rwanda, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, LeBron James’s new record, axolotls, the Puppy Bowl and more!
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February 16, 2023
Season 38 Episode 21 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the State of the Union, earthquake recovery in Turkey and Syria, spy balloons, a pilot shortage, Antarctic drilling, hydroelectricity in Rwanda, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, LeBron James’s new record, axolotls, the Puppy Bowl and more!
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Some of you may be weekend with a holiday coming where we start... with our Presidents Day originally which U.S. president?
Presidents Day is a federal the third Monday in February established in 18-85 in president's birthday.
It wasn't established as Presidents' U-S presidents, past and Presidents Day originally which U.S. president?
We'll have that answer...
Topping our news this week, are sending help to Turkey and by that devastating earthquake week.
That includes States who arrived along with specialized equipment, and a trained to find survivors who rubble of collapsed buildings.
South Korea are just some of rescuers and supplies.
The 7.8 series of powerful aftershocks people in Turkey and Syria.
are waiting to learn more about that have been shot down over started when a giant spy United States.
Government China... and they say it isn't The Pentagon confirmed they incidents over the past several government has sent these types parts of the US.
In fact, they of other countries too.
The weather balloon that simply military shot down the giant coast of South Carolina last the debris and the Federal F-B-I is currently analyzing Time for us to analyze the Questions one and two are about Questions 3 and 4 are about the We have talked about all kinds did you know that a PILOT In the U.S. the lack of pilots - limits the number of flights So with more people traveling and cancellations.
Some of the with flight schools or starting bring future pilots on board.
Administration or FAA estimates will be needed each year over flights in the air.
Researchers in Antarctica are from more than a million years The European research project finished its second ice collected ice more than With this, they can analyze gasses dating back to about and use that information to The study hopes to eventually miles below the Earth's find 1.5 million-year-old In Rwanda several neighborhoods electrician's power supply.
in Central Africa.
It sits Uganda and Tanzania among other country's capital.
Israel Habimana was inspired by Kigali.
He took the idea back they have limited electrical hydroelectric plant.
HYDROELECTRICITY is electricity The homemade hydroelectric dams to generate power, which neighborhoods.
Those stories second part of today's Quiz.
taking off.
Question 6 is a frozen mystery.
And Question 7 is water-powered.
Back to the news...
The the second Black Texan honored the state's capitol building.
instrumental role in making commemoration.
June 19th, 1865 is the date emancipated or freed in Texas.
to make that date an official And, in 2021 Lee joined signed the Juneteenth National >> In the world of sports, a basketball record has been player LeBron James surpassed basketball's all-time scoring the record for 39 years with plays for the Los Angeles that in the game against the breaking the record the game the court by his family and celebration.
And in Mexico the AXOLOTL is In our neighboring country, "walking fish".
Now it is the zoo.
As part of its 100th area where axolotls are the be a museum about the Mexican to research about the species.
large animals, they decided the Let's focus on the final part making history.
Make it SWISH for Question 9.
And Question 10 is earning a Ready for a little break?
future and find out what some time capsule!
Demi is a 6th grader at Howards Grove, Wisconsin and has a that could go on for chicken nugget to see how it years.
Would its shape be great amount of mold?
Or would Grader Kirklin from Crittenden wants to pass along some family grandpa's favorite rocks from passing on because they are would never get lost."
Andre attends 5th Grade at Memphis, Tennessee and thinks in the future.
"I would put something really someone finds it they could become super famous and have a And Tejaswi a 5th grader at County, Kentucky hopes to see capsule choice.
"I would put a future and when I come back to which of my predictions were ideas!
Now, if you haven't sent hear from you as well!
What - and why would you make that via email at: form at KET.org/newsquiz.
Be grade, school, and teacher's Did you feel challenged by our if you have the right answer.
Presidents Day was originally birthday of America's FIRST George Washington is believed 22nd.
The holiday was first in 18-hundred... but didn't much later... combining it with birthday... and celebrating all president delivered his annual Tuesday.
This is a message from the beginning of each year.
The president usually accomplishments and goals for President Biden talked about unemployment and the need for Now here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... C. BOTH dogs and firefighters The answer to question 2 is... FALSE.
Numerous other countries and Syria.
The answer to question 3 is... CHINA is the owner of the The answer to question 4 is...
The FBI is currently analyzing The answer to question 5 is... PILOTS are needed in the U.S.
The answer to question 6 is... C. The ancient ice may help The answer to question 7 is... Rwanda is located at B on the The answer to question 8 is...
The JUNETEENTH holiday was a The answer to question 9 is... C. LEBRON JAMES is the new NBA And the answer to question 10 MEXICO is where you'll find the And finally today... Congrats their win in Super Bowl 57 last watching the Puppy Bowl for a cuteness!
>> Team Ruff and Team Fluff This was the 19th installment favorite.
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