
March 10, 2022
Season 37 Episode 24 | 14m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
A KET-produced current events program for upper-elementary and middle school students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the State of the Union Address, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, plastic pollution, space junk, robot helpers, dog jobs, a celebration in Nepal and more.
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March 10, 2022
Season 37 Episode 24 | 14m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the State of the Union Address, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, plastic pollution, space junk, robot helpers, dog jobs, a celebration in Nepal and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
We are climbing farther a mountain of a Challenge it!
What is the world's tallest in Asia, along the border of the Himalayan Mountain Range.
this mountain, but it's not an What is the world's tallest answer for you, after the news.
In our news today, President be the new U.S. Supreme Court is currently a federal appeals confirmed, Judge Jackson would selected to serve on the The supreme court has nine offices for life if they Jackson would replace Justice from his position.
Before she Jackson must be confirmed by committee will debate her confirmation hearings.
If she will be sworn into her new Weeks after making that presented his first State of The State of the Union speech president to give the country situation and issues that are world.
The 2022 address was Congress.
That means both were there to listen.
Vice President Kamala Harris Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi sat spoke.
The president took the time on Americans about the situation and where our leadership stands His State of the Union also jobs and unemployment issues With the pandemic slowly push for lower costs and help back to normal.
Time now for the first part of 2 are about the U.S. Supreme Court.
Questions 3 and 4 are about the In world news, the situation in troops moving through the people are protesting Russia's The protests are even happening against their government's push >> Hundreds gathered in Saint center, to protest the for speaking out against the Ukrainian leaders want their Union.
They are one of several have applied to be part of the Some EU leaders are working to because of the Russian >> The United Nations a historic resolution to around the world.
The Assembly consider the resolution.
recently concerning polluting waterways and and others on land who use the thousand participants resolution to cut down on oceans, rivers and landscapes.
>> ALL of the United Nations proposal.
>> Pollution in space is spacecrafts, including continuously float in space.
collides with the moon.
It leftover Chinese rocket slammed 4th.
Since the moon has very debris doesn't burn up when it space junk, meteors, and on the surface.
And with no erosion so those craters stay Let's make an impact with the Question 5 is about the Ukraine Cleaning up is part of Question And it's a collision course for Back to the news.
You may think tons of grain is a problem.
believe it could be a solution.
can dig through silos full of levels and detect rodents that source.
The robot, known as the grain without being damaged by lack of air.
If too much develop in the grain.
Crover farmers preserve their harvest.
Australian researchers have to save endangered plants.
Meet Fonz, a German shepherd out weeds that often take over life is growing.
With his help invasive or damaging weeds damaged or killed.
Trainers say in their effort.
And, the dogs education about protecting And in Spain, it was another, of dog roaming around the 2022 The electronics show in four-legged robo-dogs that One of the creatures, known as inspect safety levels at high-voltage areas where it can work.
The other four-footed This one could be used by the carry small items that they And here's the final part of Question 8.
Clear your sniffer for Question And Question 10 is for the >> Alright, pencils down now your responses to our latest admire most?
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Alright, time to Let's trek back to the answer is... MOUNT EVEREST.
mountain located between China towering five and a half MILES animals, including snow Himalayan Black Bears.
A famous members of the Hindu faith for the Hindu god Shiva.
>> Nearly a million devotees the reopening of religious And here are the rest of As we leave today, let's see furry friends involved in a >> costume contest was just dressed their dogs in brightly strut their stuff on a the fun in Rio de Janeiro, >> Brazil where Carnival is a >> that's it for us today.
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