
January 12, 2023
Season 38 Episode 16 | 15m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode features stories on photographing glaciers, the Year of the Rabbit and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 118th U.S. Congress, the Brent Spence Bridge project, the State of the Commonwealth Address, severe weather in California, Pope Benedict XVI, photographing glaciers, updates from the Consumer Electronics Show, the Year of the Rabbit and more!
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January 12, 2023
Season 38 Episode 16 | 15m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 118th U.S. Congress, the Brent Spence Bridge project, the State of the Commonwealth Address, severe weather in California, Pope Benedict XVI, photographing glaciers, updates from the Consumer Electronics Show, the Year of the Rabbit and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Happy New Year and welcome host, Kelsey Starks.
We hope Let's jump right in with a for you.
What is the largest island in The Caribbean is a region peninsula.
Many islands are including this island nation.
has a capital named Havana and Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico famous for its cigars, salsa dictator named Fidel Castro.
What is the largest island in answer for you after the news.
As you were getting back to our legislative leaders were On January 3rd senators and nation's capital to begin the included an historic challenge the House of Representatives.
electing a Speaker of the House holding the majority - 222 of Republican Congressman Kevin to be their party leader and the Republican legislators votes for Congressman McCarthy House, making it the longest the Civil War.
Well as that debate D.C., President Joe Biden made On January 4th his plane, Air Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky toured the Brent Spence Bridge… connecting Covington, Kentucky Biden joined Kentucky Senator Democratic governor and Ohio's plans to repair the Brent in 1963.
A second, companion, to the existing one.
President Biden that made this plan possible.
political parties worked this project.
Time now for the Think of our legislators in and 2.
Questions 3 and 4 are to Kentucky.
Kentucky's on January 3rd.
That's when our representatives gathered at the This year, state lawmakers will January and April to discuss to some of our existing rules be one of their main topics, Beshear's Education First Plan.
for pay raises for Kentucky's State of the Commonwealth January 4th.
In other news, heavy rain after already BOMB CYCLONES.
A bomb cyclone months when warm air and cold creating a hurricane-like storm That kind of storm has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the rains have caused widespread and heavy snow in the mountainous areas.
Around the church are mourning the death pope is the leader of the The current leader, Pope predecessor with prayers at the Most of these religious leaders However, in 2013, at age 85, his age and health kept him should.
Pope Francis also Ukraine and Russia.
There is happen soon between the two countries.
Think about the second part of today's Kentucky legislative session.
Think Question 6.
And Question 7 world leader.
Back to the melting glaciers as a result of from New York is working to mountains of ice - in photographic form.
Garrett plane around North America and various glaciers.
Now he’s Scandinavia.
Fisher says it's a Satellites can offer lots of study, but his pictures will even if they do melt away.
In Las Vegas, see some of the latest and even hits the market.
The held each year and shows off The 2023 show includes to bird feeders.
This created by the German Bionic can help people who need to sense your body as it bends and up, assisting your spine and muscles.
And here's a you.
The Chinese calendar each year represented by an upcoming Year of the Rabbit, an rabbit made of dung.
You know, in mind, Siberia is one of the so the artist worked with FROZEN dung.
Year symbol for the past 12 years.
And now here's the final preservation for Question 8.
Question 9 is full inventive ideas.
And Question frozen art.
Okay, got all your and head back to the moon with lunar voyage opinion answers.
on a trip to the moon?
4th Elementary in Mayfield Kentucky a person that works at NASA about more planets and the Grade at Moos Elementary School to bring back some hand-made the trip.
"I would bring... could draw what I see there and see those drawings!
Alex, from 5th Grade in Roswell, New back items for show and tell.
take a piece with me back to and friends."
Brenna is a 7th Campbell County, Kentucky.
some interest.
"I would bring a really high and float into lot of fun!"
It sure would!
the 6th Grade at Sherman New York and have inter-stellar take our flutes to the moon.
how sound travels throughout hear too... Now it's time for a back to the Consumer and then tell us... What would have an idea for the newest invention that could help our What would you like to invent?
send us a drawing or and tell us what it would do - Send your letters to us via Or use the form at include your name, grade, your response!
Alright, are you answers?
Let's go back to the today's answer is CUBA!
Cuba is Caribbean.
The U.S. has had which is ruled by a one-party people's freedoms.
But recently Cuba's capital, has reopened.
services, which can help members who have migrated to other work.
Thousands of Cubans States each year because of issues in their country.
Now here are the today's answers.
The answer to is... A.
The 118th CONGRESS on January 3rd.
The answer to question 2 is... B.
SPEAKER OF elected after a lengthy process.
The answer question 3 is C. CINCINNATI, are connected by the Brent Spence Bridge.
The answer 4 is... A.
BIPARTISAN describes parties working together.
question 5 is... C. The the Commonwealth Address.
question 6 is... B.
BOMB started California's distress.
is... A. POPE Francis is the the Catholic Church.
The answer question 8 is... B. GLACIERS the pilot's focus.
The answer 9 is... A. GERMANY is where the exo-suit was made.
And the 10 is... B.
The sculpture is And finally today... A Mayfield Elementary School and >> School in Kentucky!
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