
March 12, 2026
Season 41 Episode 23 | 14m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include war in Iran, Holi, a lunar eclipse, geothermal energy, a squeaky mystery and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the war in Iran, blackouts and fuel shortages in Cuba, the Holi festival in India, a total lunar eclipse, geothermal energy in New Zealand, the answer to a squeaky mystery, the FIFA World Cup trophy tour, a helpful police dog and more!
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March 12, 2026
Season 41 Episode 23 | 14m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the war in Iran, blackouts and fuel shortages in Cuba, the Holi festival in India, a total lunar eclipse, geothermal energy in New Zealand, the answer to a squeaky mystery, the FIFA World Cup trophy tour, a helpful police dog and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
We hope you are hour of sleep last weekend.
forward to Daylight Saving challenge question now.
Think celebration this year.
How many stripes are on how our country began.
Great colonies before the number played a role in the How many stripes are on the that answer, after the news.
the war in Iran is escalating.
about the U.S.
and Israel Iran is firing back at Israel East.
Iran is a country in the connects Europe, Asia and continent of Asia... along the Tehran.
The supreme leader of an important religious leader religion.
Ayatollah Ali Iran since 1989, was killed in the most powerful political and country.
His son has been Meanwhile, in Washington, powers resolution," which would strikes and limited the war.
Most Republicans, who hold are backing the president's and most Democrats oppose the war.
In the island nation of a crisis across the country.
Caribbean, just about 100 miles Florida.
The main island sits the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuba's has been struggling since power stations and destroyed back in November.
Cuba has also partly due to a U.S.
blockade being delivered to the island, supply.
The United Nations has of Cuba, aiming to bring food island at the very least.
also want to send fuel to aid they haven't been allowed to, supplies even more serious.
Time now for the first 1 and 2 take us to the conflict East.
Questions 3 and 4 are Cuba.
Back to the news.
It's a millions of people in >> India.
The Hindu festival of celebrated last week in India The festival is marked by festive dances and traditional hundreds gathered at a temple of Lord Krishna, one of the The annual Holi celebrations early March to mark the >> spring.
Speaking of colorful moon last week?
A total lunar tint in some parts of the "blood moon."
A total lunar aligns perfectly between the that covers the full moon.
stray bits of sunlight filter There won't be another until Researchers in New Zealand are the power of nature... into new tourists visit the Te Puia every year to witness the southern hemisphere... which feet in the air twice an hour.
perfect test ground to extract from deep under the Earth's geothermal simulator has been learn how to harness that successful, geothermal energy replacement for oil and gas.
Think about those stories of today's Quiz.
Question 5 is colorful.
We're seeing RED for 6.
And feel the power of 7.
Now here's an interesting Have you ever wondered why courts?
Scientists have studied what's going on.
The soft the bottom of the shoes - the floor.
The scientists a glass plate using a what was happening under the forming in the sole material floor... which coincided with produced.
That action happens second... so you hear it almost game.
Soccer fans in Mexico trophy in Guadalajara last tournament will be played in summer with Mexico, the U.S.
matches.
The World Cup years, with tournaments for teams.
Similar to the travels Cup trophy began a world tour locations in Mexico, the U.S.
game in New Jersey in July.
Now, meet a bloodhound North Dakota Highway Patrol!
He joins a band of bloodhounds missing people... even These dogs are known for their people.
Police often use the aircraft, but bloodhounds have humans.
And now here's the Those not-so-sneaky sneakers 8.
A trophy is on the move in 9.
And Question 10 is an age-old solution.
Before we sniff out shout-out to some of our fans team hit the road a couple of at Ashland Elementary School in our friends at Maxwell Spanish Thanks for inviting me to video from the other schools we upcoming episodes.
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Did a patriotic song our Challenge Question today?
If it helped you come up There are 13 stripes on the six are white.
There are red of the flag.
Those 13 stripes declared independence from And here are the rest of answers.
The answer to question is... C. An ayatollah is an Iran.
The answer to question 2 B. A war powers resolution to Congress.
The answer to is... A. Florida is located Cuba.
The answer to question 4 B. Fuel is in short supply for Cubans.
The answer to question A. Holi is the Hindu festival color.
The answer to question 6 is... B. A lunar eclipse shadow covering the moon.
The answer to question 7 is... C. New Zealand is where simulator has been built.
The answer to question 8 True.
Ripples on shoe soles are squeaks.
The answer to question is... C. Both Canada and are hosting World Cup matches year.
And the answer to B. Bloodhounds like Beau are enforcement.
And finally cub got her first >> health checkup recently at a Sumatran tigers are endangered, their natural habitat on the This little fur ball will soon numerous suggestions from zoo today!
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