
February 17, 2022
Season 37 Episode 21 | 14m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
A KET-produced current events program for upper-elementary and middle school students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about a recent SpaceX satellite launch, plastic pollution, trucker protests in Canada, an interesting food source, a submerged Roman city, stingless bees, a colorful Peruvian town, Olympic mascon Bing Dwen Dwen and more.
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February 17, 2022
Season 37 Episode 21 | 14m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about a recent SpaceX satellite launch, plastic pollution, trucker protests in Canada, an interesting food source, a submerged Roman city, stingless bees, a colorful Peruvian town, Olympic mascon Bing Dwen Dwen and more.
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Let's start today with Rams who won Super Bowl 56 over Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a Congratulations Rams!
Now, Question...
In what profession jobs began centuries ago and media has grown and changed.
able to tell a story, in but also for broadcasting on now on the internet.
Can you people write news?
That answer, news today, Several satellites recently because of a solar new satellites into orbit in were meant to help with storm made the atmosphere more satellites couldn’t get through At least 40 of those satellites atmosphere and burned up or the Caribbean believe they saw coming back through the bright objects in this video SpaceX says there is no danger the ground.
All are small disintegrate high in the sky.
At the United Nations, a top Environment Assembly will be looked at the amount of plastic rivers and other waterways.
Investigation Agency or E-I-A is needed to deal with it.
agency that isn't tied to The people involved study impacting our world.
A specific introduced at the UN's next month.
It has been opposed in the past, but the EIA They hope to convince nations plans to clean up waterways and Time now for the first part of are all about the recent Questions 3 and 4 involve our Back to the news.
Protests by clogging up major areas and Canada and America.
A group of Truck Convoy began protesting restrictions.
Hundreds of capitol in Ottawa while others between Canada and the U.S.
The supplies from reaching Some American automakers are they can't get parts to their have been peaceful.
But helped reopen at least one of In England researchers are that has the potential to feed false or 'fake' banana plant.
But enset doesn't produce any Well, in Ethiopia they use the their livestock.
For humans, into a pulp that's used to make planted and harvested at any hope to make it a more popular They believe it could be an shortages.
And to the north of Africa, enjoying the sites of an gulf off the coast of Naples, Las Vegas of the ancient world.
Romans would visit on vacation.
activity caused Baia to sink of the third century.
The sand pathways preserved the ancient decorate the city.
The area is now an underwater statues that divers and are also semi-submersible ships water's surface if they aren't own.
So let's dive into the second issues are part of Question 5.
Ethiopia is a key location in And Question 7 takes us under Our next story is buzzing to us worry, these bees won't sting stingless bees are called becoming pets to many taken up beekeeping.
The Billion Bees Foundation, which to help the environment and the don't have stingers, but they plants.
With them, kids learn lessons about habitat loss and buddies.
In South America, artists in neighborhood of artwork that Peru sits on the continent's Brazil and Bolivia.
Lima is the on San Cristobal Hill in Lima Rainbow as artists designed and homes.
Numerous individual neighborhood and created a seen and enjoyed from up close And, the biggest race in the a stuffed toy!
Due to the problems, Olympic souvenirs are Beijing, China.
Stuffed mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen, sell Hundreds of visitors stand in locations trying to get their keepsakes.
Most are buying the for family and friends who all attend the final part of learning experience.
Question 9 is an artistic And Question 10 is in short Time to learn about some of like most!
Let's start with teacher at Independence North Dakota.
"I grew up in the up in, and my grandparents... people... As a teacher in a tell my students that the than Wyndmere, North Dakota me".
Now from SOUTH Dakota, 5th Elementary, is excited about Crystal Springs Rodeo in Clear people into our town every watch and enjoy".
Back in Grader at Stonewall Elementary favorites are the parks around Park because you can fish and is a 5th Grader at Longbranch Kentucky with a taste for ice my hometown, Norwalk, Ohio, is Vargo's.
I loved Vargo's to go all the time".
Gosh!
Those all sound like still time for you to answer you like most about YOUR the name of your hometown, and you.
Send those letters to us Or you can use the form at include your name, grade, your response!
Now it's time to take a look at our Challenge Question... or JOURNALISM, you are correct!
Dunnigan was a pioneer in activist.
Her story is just one during Black History Month.
Ms. Dunnigan was the first to cover the White House.
published in Black newspapers mid-1900's.
She was born in and submitted her first news years old.
Here are the rest of today's [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] Well before we leave today, we our News Quiz producer, Angelic the show for several years.
so we will say... May the Force new job opportunity!
Finally, to brighten up your day?
England is hosting the 26th year the theme is Costa Rica's displays include a Costa Rican many other surprises.
That's it for us.
We'll see you Quiz.
Bye!
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