
January 19, 2023
Season 38 Episode 17 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
This episode highlights Martin Luther King Jr., Damar Hamlin’s toy drive and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about Martin Luther King Jr., Brazil’s capital riot, Chinese New Year travel, extreme weather costs, Damar Hamlin’s toy drive, award-winning high school students, electric vehicles, dog-focused technology, Mount Kilauea, the London Zoo and more!
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January 19, 2023
Season 38 Episode 17 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about Martin Luther King Jr., Brazil’s capital riot, Chinese New Year travel, extreme weather costs, Damar Hamlin’s toy drive, award-winning high school students, electric vehicles, dog-focused technology, Mount Kilauea, the London Zoo and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
Hope your cool January things up with today's What was the last state to join are looking for our 50th state NOT one of our CONTINGUOUS joined the U.S. in 1959. destination, in spite of its it?
What was the last state to join We'll have that answer for you Some of Brazil's former arrested after riots that Brazil is the largest country Atlantic Ocean and most of the continent.
Brasilia is the the violent demonstrations Brazil's new President, Lula da The protestors support the Jair Bolsonaro.
And because results, they stormed the presidential palace and the Hundreds of people were public security chief and the military police.
A day after broke down tent camps that were former president.
Police want similar attacks.
More people in Asia are Chinese New Year - of pandemic restrictions.
estimates more than two BILLION month during the spring travel to be with family.
has been shut down to travelers restrictions.
Their strict quarantines and COVID testing because people were concerned Now China's government is trips... especially if reunions pregnant women or small festival runs from January 7th Time now for the first part of Brazil protests for Questions 1 Questions 3 and 4 are about the >> Back to the news... As recover from severe storms, nation are hoping that this heavy as 2022.
Damage and hurricanes, tornadoes, to more than 165 BILLION year.
Extreme weather frequent and have grown And although 2022 wasn't an there were still numerous effects all over the U.S. >> A Buffalo Bills football making an amazing recovery during a recent game.
Damar game against the Cincinnati Ohio.
He was rushed to the country held prayer vigils for later, he is back in Buffalo, make a full recovery.
Another will benefit children.
Damar campaign several years ago to After his medical event, adding up to more than eight Damar says he will use the through education and sports raising funds for the treated him.
Members of the U-S House of students to learn coding and science... with the Four students at DuPont Manual Kentucky were named winners in created an app called individuals to ways they can live... and includes a "social join a cause.
The students were their local congressman.
is open to students in all 50 Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
Weather is the Question 6 is about the athlete dollars.
And Question 7 is about the Now here are a couple of transportation!
Electric choices, but drivers are cars need to be recharged.
outlet - or even better a get them back on the road.
for drivers who live in often left searching for an Nationally there are plans to interstate highways, some travelers but will take chargers are in place and ready We're seeing a lot of of the Consumer Electronics Nevada...
Including... a flying company has unveiled what they drive-and-fly electric car.
can travel by road and up to charge.
When it enters flying blades unfold, turning it into The creators expect to launch And if you've ever wanted to new gadget for that too!
features buttons, you train message goes right to your which words to assign each or maybe "stop taking pictures invention is Dog-E... a robotic so you can program it to have The creator says it's a great commit to owning a real pup.
Time to commit to the final transportation is part of 8.
Fasten your seatbelts to take And Question ten might be your Put those pencils down and Credit Report with Dr. Martin On January 16th we observed is held each year around this birthday was January 15th.
On delivered his famous "I Have a on Washington.
This year marks historic demonstration.
That that brought nearly 250 capital.
Dr. King talked about true equality for all people.
After the march, an important House with President John F. Presidential meeting encouraged Rights Act of 1964 and the Have you had a chance to answer the year?
Here's one thought Britton Hecla Elementary in would like to invent a pen that color of an apple, I can put and it will scan the color.
other object in your drawing."
So tell us... What would you to make smartphones even that would make your chores and easier to handle?
Tell us about send us a drawing if you want.
your letters to us via email the form at KET.org/newsquiz.
grade, school, and teacher's take a look now at today's Challenge Question.
HAWAII was the last state to 50th state in April 1959.
Hawaiian islands are made up of those are still active, state's Big Island.
Kilauea and put on quite a show with lava waves.
It is one of the world.
And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. Brazil is located at B on The answer to question 2 is... Also B. BRASILIA is Brazil's The answer to question 3 is...
The LUNAR or Chinese NEW YEAR festival.
The answer to question 4 is... C. The COVID-19 pandemic kept The answer to question 5 is... FALSE.
Our extreme weather has The answer to question 6 is... A.
FOOTBALL is the sport for The answer to question 7 is... C. CONGRESS gave an award to The answer to question 8 is... C again.
INTERSTATES are where be installed.
The answer to question 9 is... B.
ELECTRICITY powers the And the answer to question 10 Dogs can COMMUNICATE with their And finally today... Did you inventory?
At the London Zoo in by taking stock of the animals >> Workers count critters from frogs; and everything in animal loving mathematicians We'll see you here again next Bye!

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