
October 14, 2021
Season 37 Episode 6 | 15m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
News Quiz is KET's weekly 15-minute current events program for students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 2021 Nobel Prize winners, the Afghan girls soccer team's return to the field, the oil spill in California, a Malaria vaccine, progress at Notre Dame Cathedral, canoe carving, jobs for cats, Babe Ruth and more.
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News Quiz is a local public television program presented by KET
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October 14, 2021
Season 37 Episode 6 | 15m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 2021 Nobel Prize winners, the Afghan girls soccer team's return to the field, the oil spill in California, a Malaria vaccine, progress at Notre Dame Cathedral, canoe carving, jobs for cats, Babe Ruth and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
Hope you are enjoying with today's Challenge What is the term used for an risk of extinction?
Now this word is the title for that are in danger of being threatened by humans taking battling against climate change What is the term used for an risk of extinction?
We'll have that answer, after Topping today's stories, the been announced.
The Nobel given to recipients around the or cultural achievements.
established by Alfred Nobel, a businessman.
This year the Nobel Peace Prize international journalists.
and Dmitry Muratov of Russia press, including holding their An author from Tanzania is the about characters who confront encouraged immigrants around The chemistry prize was given work in creating a tool for in the development of medical In medicine, the study of our American researchers.
And the three scientists whose studies knowledge about climate change.
A sixth Nobel Prize, for separate committee.
Those economists.
Congratulations to A team of soccer-playing to practice on a different asylum, or protection, in the Portugal.
The Under-17 National Team from cleats into soccer fields in city.
The captain of the Team helped arrange the girls’ Lisbon after they arrived.
to 17-year-old girls who left took control.
The militant should play sports and is women had gained during The 26 team members weren't before leaving their homes.
Portugal, they were back Time now for the first part of 2 are about those prestigious Questions 3 and 4 are about the In other news, the search is on off the coast of California.
western-most states.
It borders spill was detected more than a state agencies are trying to underwater oil pipeline where a to be bent and has a crack in ship's anchor may have caught Thousands of gallons of oil affecting sea life and washing popular beaches have been cleanup efforts are still In medical news, the World recommended the world's first Africa.
Malaria is a disease of mosquitoes.
It can cause a illness.
Malaria is blamed for each year, many in African as Mosquirix, was created in tested on children in Ghana, It's the first time the W-H-O of ANY malaria vaccine.
And in landmark is ready to be famous Notre Dame Cathedral was tore through its attic and 2019 to secure the structure of vaults and walls were secure no Now artisans and design experts historic organ and artistic Dame can be reopened to the partially - by 2024, when Paris And now here's the second part underway for Question 5.
Question 6 marks a medical And Question 7 is about the In other news, a South Pacific from wooden canoes.
Tonga is an than 1-hundred-and-70 islands Pacific Ocean.
Coral reefs in climate change and fishing new-old trade that is providing environment - canoe carving.
provide fishing vessels, and delicate coral where many ocean Back in the U.S., Chicago, battle a rat problem using a Through a program called Cats at Work, capturing cats that are feral, relocating them to businesses problem.
The felines don’t even Rodents are often repelled by a called PHEROMONES.
Residents and business owners cats, providing food and water the feline presence is enough And in New York, an auction collection of baseball bat used by famous baseball notches carved in it signifying baseball hero hit with this The bat even has a Kentucky Slugger, which was crafted at Kentucky.
There are a number of up for bid in the collection.
from players involved in the when players were paid to lose And here's the final part of canoe for Question 8.
Question 9 is nothing to hiss at.
And Question 10 is up for bid.
Okay, pencils down while we suggestions for our Opinion Grade at Beechwood Elementary Traveling is an inspiration... would you like to visit?"
Ash from the 5th Grade at Lexington, Kentucky wants a go into space, what planet interesting!
Questions from students at Los Berros our attention.
Isabela would online or in person and why?"
important.
Good question!
query, "Who is your favorite Halloween coming up, that would several of you asked similar Kentucky students: Dominic from Grade, and Noah from North Dominic suggests, "What is your asked the same question, but He said, "I would choose is a game about a trucker... America.
It's really fun..." some great questions to of them next week.
So be sure What Opinion Question would you to us via email at: form at KET.org/newsquiz.
Be grade, school, and teacher's get a look at today's answers!
Challenge Question.
ENDANGERED an animal or plant that is in There are numerous animals Species lists.
The Arabian considered CRITICALLY fewer than 200 of them living An Arabian leopard cub was Leopard Breeding Center in some hope that this species And here are the rest of As we wrap up today, what do you do to relax and stress these days?
Some areas opened up community gardens plants and vegetables and even Students and adults are - and from the fresh veggies eat!
Get outside and enjoy some you here next week for more [MUSIC]

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