
March 7, 2024
Season 39 Episode 23 | 15m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include robotic arms, a 10-year-old Ukrainian author, a rare flower and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about President Biden and former President Trump’s visits to the Texas border, Senator Mitch McConnell’s leadership role, Texas wildfires, the Mobile World Congress, robotic arm innovations, a 10-year-old Ukrainian author, a rare flower in bloom and more!
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March 7, 2024
Season 39 Episode 23 | 15m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about President Biden and former President Trump’s visits to the Texas border, Senator Mitch McConnell’s leadership role, Texas wildfires, the Mobile World Congress, robotic arm innovations, a 10-year-old Ukrainian author, a rare flower in bloom and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
I hope you are ready to You'll set clocks an hour ahead more sunlight in the evening, Let's spring right into today's geography for this one... What is the capital of This city was named Kentucky's Kentucky first became a state.
largest city in Kentucky.
the capital of Kentucky?
the news.
Topping our news...
The state when both President Joe Biden Trump visited on Leap Day, in the southern United States - contiguous states.
It is including New Mexico and Mexico.
San Antonio is the headed to towns that border immigrants come into the U.S. referred to as a "border towns have a hard time handling come into the U.S. - sometimes issue is just one of the topics President Trump are facing in election.
They are the two Democratic and Republican Kentucky Senator Mitch stepping down as leader of the Senator McConnell is the in history.
He was first -- and has served as party The leader of the Senate is negotiations for legislation Senate.
The party with the most the "majority leader" and the chooses the "minority leader."
both throughout his tenure.
McConnell is leaving his role a finish out the term he was The Republican party will elect November.
Time now for the first part of 2 take us to the southern Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back in Texas, a wildfire in has grown into the largest in the Texas panhandle -- which is Texas that borders New Mexico torched the landscape, burning ranches.
More than a million Two people died because of the how the fires started, but dry temperatures have caused them In Europe, the Mobile World government meeting, but it's companies can show off their This MWC is held in Barcelona, this year were these bendy phones... these screens can and still keep their clarity.
actually wrap around a wrist or Pretty cool!
And that's just the Mobile World Congress this And talk about cool... a team Northern Kentucky University controlled by brain waves.
arm uses something called -- or EEG systems.
It means making a fist or opening their do it... just like a real arm.
Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
Question 5 is Question 6 is a technology And Question 7 is about the Back to the news... A Ukraine is now an author.
their home in Ukraine when attacks two years ago.
They Cologne.
Kateryna penned a whose alpine habitat is tourists and has to flee.
to have the courage to start Germany.
The book is written in Crowds are lining up in San tropical flower bloom... amorphophallus titanum is also because of the pungent odor it every several years.
People like sweaty socks... or rotting rotting smell... attracts flies its pollen.
The endangered and only blooms for one to years.
And high over China, hearts single heart over Hong Kong - a itself.
The giant, red, a series of art and culture The series is called Chubby balloons are popping up around and pop culture convention are Hong Kong event.
And now here's the final part encouraging.
Hold your breath for Question And Question 10 will have you Let's take a little break now.
Across America week, it's a discover new book characters!
Question is about, so let's you'd like to meet.
Gabriel, a 5th Grader from Kentucky, just wants to blend character from a book I would so I can play hide and seek Several students from Ms. Clara Hughes Public School in by the book "The Front Desk" by It made Shayla wonder about a talk to Mia about her job... motel.
I want to know how it is in grade 5."
Gabi also likes like the person you can talk to tell anyone.
I would tell her listen to me."
Now Rebecca is a 5th Grader at Lexington, Kentucky, who wants "If I could meet any character Lionheart... in Warrior Cats.
because he's so brave and Grader from Berea Community Kentucky.
Willow wants another Cats.
"I would meet Jayfeather.
funny like me.
I think we would I'm a human."
I'm sure you have a book tell us about.
So share YOUR character from a book, who want to meet them?
Send your NewsQuiz@ket.org... Or use the sure to include your name, name in your response!
Did you know the answer to our FRANKFORT is the capital of hundreds of people gathered day in Kentucky History.
10-thousand people joined Dr. Jackie Robinson and other civil March on Frankfort.
This year, Governor Andy Beshear and other anniversary of the march... Kentucky Civil Rights Act of southern state to pass its own And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. Texas is located at B on the The answer to question 2 is... A.
IMMIGRATION was the main former President Trump visited The answer to question 3 is... FALSE.
Senator McConnell is will still be a U.S. senator.
The answer to question 4 is... C. Senator McConnell has served majority leader in the U.S.
The answer to question 5 is... B.
The Texas PANHANDLE is being The answer to question 6 is...
The MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS The answer to question 7 is...
The new robotic arm uses BRAIN The answer to question 8 is... C. UKRAINE is the home country The answer to question 9 is... B.
The stinky flower helps And the answer to question 10 A. HONG KONG is where the >> Last but not least today... Brookfield Zoo near Chicago, She is 11 years old and is island off the coast of Maine Now Georgie has a pup of her zoo visitors!
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