
May 12, 2022
Season 37 Episode 32 | 15m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
A KET-produced current events program for upper-elementary and middle school students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about magnetic slime, Star Wars, an ancient Australian forest, fires in New Mexico, Hawaiian volcanoes, legendary musicians, tourism in Uganda, a traveling cat, rare kangaroos and more.
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May 12, 2022
Season 37 Episode 32 | 15m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about magnetic slime, Star Wars, an ancient Australian forest, fires in New Mexico, Hawaiian volcanoes, legendary musicians, tourism in Uganda, a traveling cat, rare kangaroos and more.
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We are going to gallop Question to get things started Which horse race is the first Triple Crown?
You can guess, must win to claim that Triple races is held on the first in the Bluegrass State at It's the state where KET is part of the race name.
Can you Which horse race is the first Triple Crown?
We'll have that answer for you Well, in our news today, working on a SLIME robot that medical tool.
You probably goop that's considered a toy.
magnetic and can be controlled magnetic sources.
Researchers help with surgery, delivering and even collecting swallowed digestive tract.
Since the slimy substance can potential to move just about issue right now... the magnets means they are harmful to is searching for a way to make materials that will help and And here's a fun story for all the world's largest collection items is on display in New "The Fans Strike Back" and of memorabilia.
The project super-fan in Spain who wanted others around the world.
other international collectors includes items the collectors built - including a pod racer, intricate miniature figurines.
area for fans to explore.
Many who have already seen the and craftsmanship.
Some say timeless nature of the Star hit for several generations Time now for the first part of 2 are about the slime research.
Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back to the news.
Wildfires have been the world.
To protect areas, fire-lines where they burn away dangerous materials.
In Western would burn numerous ancient huge sequoia trees in the trees are massive and have been Australia's Parks and Wildlife hundreds of acres, including a communities and businesses.
study plants - argue the trees history, and for tourism.
Back in the U.S. a wildfire in forests full of dry trees and their homes.
New Mexico is one borders Texas, Mexico, Arizona Santa Fe is the capital of New Bulldozers have been scraping protect villages and towns in those areas have been told to Forecasters say heavy winds and hampering the firefighting helicopters dropped water and and at the edge of the blaze to Meanwhile, our 50th state is most active volcano.
Kilauea is Hawaii's Big Island.
It has weeks.
Kilauea is part of Because of that there are no be kept away from the danger from the volcano are hazardous Sulfur and carbon dioxide can which is harmful to breathe and plants.
Scientists say this months.
Kilauea had similar And now here's the second part is in danger.
Dry conditions are affecting And Question 7 is erupting... Back to the news... Two inducted into the Country Music duo, Naomi and Wynonna Judd very popular in the 1980's.
passed away just before the her sister, actress Ashley The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members.
One is a country music historic influence in the music genres.
Musical artists Eminem, Duran Duran were also included An African nation is enjoying a "stay-cations"!
Uganda is a bordered by Kenya and Tanzania Uganda's capital city.
Foreign tourists once flocked see beautiful waterfalls and pandemic halted those foreign have been enjoying their own rise in domestic tourism.
home and enjoy opportunities And a FELINE tourist is London, England and sharing the audience.
Sigrid the cat has Her owner, Travis, trained was a kitten.
After taking bike riding with his furry enjoy riding in the basket and posts their rides and isn't more than 225 THOUSAND MILLION hits.
And here's the final part of Question 8.
Plan your trip to Question 9.
And let's go for a ride with Time now for more of your News and 6th graders from the in Louisville sent us a special Makenna, Joseph, Kai and the map questions to be visual impairments.
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That's an interesting Tamas attends Beamsville Ontario, Canada and would like Quiz.
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Just grade, school, and teacher's teachers, you can take the 2022 to let us know what you think Time to get a look at today's Challenge Question... Hopefully you picked the winner the first race in Thoroughbred challenge.
The 148th Kentucky 7th.
This year's winner is horse will likely go on to which is run in Baltimore, crown race is the Belmont Elmont, New York.
And here are the rest of answers... Well before we leave another cute animal?!
Take a The baby Matschie's tree Zoo in New York.
This marsupial >> breed, native to Papua, New country near Australia.
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