
March 16, 2023
Season 38 Episode 25 | 15m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include a young volcano in Mexico, smart bumblebees, the Holi festival and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about atmospheric rivers in California, Kentucky weather clean-up, a 3D printed rocket, EVs in cold weather, a young volcano in Mexico, computer coding in Kenya, STEM Barbies, intelligent bumblebees, the Holi festival in India, St. Patrick’s Day and more!
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March 16, 2023
Season 38 Episode 25 | 15m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about atmospheric rivers in California, Kentucky weather clean-up, a 3D printed rocket, EVs in cold weather, a young volcano in Mexico, computer coding in Kenya, STEM Barbies, intelligent bumblebees, the Holi festival in India, St. Patrick’s Day and more!
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Congrats to all of the NCAA March Madness basketball University of Kentucky AND MEN'S teams ... AND the women's team!
Now - Top of the celebrating an upcoming holiday brings us to our Challenge Patrick's Day originated in The holiday -- celebrated on celebrated all over the world.
see a lot of green from shamrocks... and even rivers But the holiday dates back to you know where it started?
Saint Patrick's Day originated We'll have that answer for you, continues to top our news with the west coast - particularly is one of our westernmost Ocean.
Oregon, Nevada and Sacramento is California's The National Weather Service the heavy rains.
An atmospheric in the atmosphere - like a water vapor from the tropics.
the land, the water vapor is snow.
In California, those snowfall that came the week which washed out roadways and Joe Biden has declared a state state.
Meanwhile, the clean-up Kentucky after hurricane-force 3rd.
More than 500-thousand power when the windstorm down trees on power lines.
clock to restore power, repair after the power went out.
Many of the linemen came from companies work together sending impacted by weather events or 11 different states came to Time now for the first part of 2 are about the weather out Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back to the news... A 3-D launch into space.
The rocket printed parts -- is the first space.
It's a relatively small any cargo or crew on board.
printed rocket holds up under it can actually make it to behind it says the new the space industry.
Electronic vehicles are gaining cold weather is still a distance.
More battery power is colder temperatures.
Especially defrost windows or simply warm more quickly, meaning the Auto-making labs are working on boost battery life in frigid be improvements in the next few And in Mexico, scientists are of a volcano.
The Paricutin Compared to some of the world's it's just a baby.
Most are Paricutin formed and began a MONOGENETIC volcano because although that eruption lasted covered a nearby town in church now serves as a tourist The second part of today's Quiz tech revolution.
Question 6 is a race for power.
And Question 7 is an Back to the news Some students electricity or even seen a how to code.
Most children who northern Kenya are often taken families herd or tend to drought there, many families make a living.
A new school is communication technology to conservancy is providing connectivity to the school, power grid ... and powers the Barbie is celebrating *girl dolls.
British space scientist the latest to be honored with a International Women's Day.
star-covered dress, and a telescope.
The space range of STEM career dolls encourage girls to pursue Engineering and Math.
The Barbie line also includes doctor, an electrical engineer, And a new study at Queen Mary has caused quite a buzz!
bumblebees can solve puzzles to others in their colony.
push a tab which opened a door hidden inside a container.
Other bees watched and were did to also unlock the sugar.
that bumblebees could be as primates, although their brains size of a pin-head!
Use your larger brains to today's Quiz.
Question 8 is Question 9 is trailblazing.
And Question 10 is buzzing!
Now it's time to hear about the to be!
Let's take a look at Nora, from the 4th Grade at County, Kentucky says, "The Tree House.'
I would be Annie It would be fun to travel in a they can pause time."
Noor is a 6th Grader at St. Kentucky who is also looking a character in the 'Land of all so action-packed and meeting so many different types book!"
4th Grader Felicity from Pikeville, Kentucky wants to be familiar to millions of us!
'Harry Potter' because she anybody out of a situation no Aubrey, a 6th Grader at Central Kingwood, West Virginia would travels.
"I would be... in 'Diary of A on trips and discovering new around the world and getting to amazing!"
And Dylan, who is in the 5th in Amesbury, Massachusetts is world... "I want to be in 'The want to see what it was like to ...
It would be cool to do is no one that would stop you."
inspires you?
You can still Opinion Question.
In which book character?
Why would you choose us via email at: form at KET.org/newsquiz.
Be grade, school, and teacher's feel LUCKY answering our out... Friday's holiday, Saint IRELAND.
The Irish have religious holiday for over a immigrants to America in the popular here.
In fact, many of green, eating corned beef, and United States.
Today, more than are held across the United Boston are home to the largest And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. California is located at B The answer to question 2 is... Atmospheric RIVERS caused rainfall.
The answer to question 3 is ... B. Hurricane-force WINDS made Kentucky storm.
The answer to question 4 is...
Hundreds of thousands of people after the storm.
The answer to question 5 is... C. Most of the rocket parts The answer to question 6 is... B.
COLD TEMPERATURES cause E-V quickly.
The answer to question 7 is... A. Paricutin is a monogenetic The answer to question 8 is... B.
The new African school is CODING.
The answer to question 9 is...
The new STEM Barbie doll is SCIENTIST.
And the answer to question 10 C. BUMBLEBEES passed the today, the colorful HOLI springtime for members of the >> Holi celebrations include participants pass out sweet smear a rainbow of powders on gatherings include water Enjoy the new season!
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