
November 18, 2021
Season 37 Episode 11 | 14m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
A KET-produced current events program for upper-elementary and middle school students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about President Biden's infrastructure plan, food banks, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a girls' school in Afghanistan, pet prosthetics, a holiday toy preview, an artistic fix for potholes, a very large potato, sloths and more.
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November 18, 2021
Season 37 Episode 11 | 14m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about President Biden's infrastructure plan, food banks, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a girls' school in Afghanistan, pet prosthetics, a holiday toy preview, an artistic fix for potholes, a very large potato, sloths and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
As we get started government.
Here's a little Challenge Question today: Who president?
Now, this woman is the first female president in our country.
American and Asian American Can you think of her name?
Who is our current U.S. vice That answer, after the news.
week... One TRILLION dollars - money... but that is just how to spend on improving America's has approved that plan.
A TWELVE zero's.
It's a million nation's leaders plan to create roads, water supplies, power internet connectivity.
All country's infrastructure.
infrastructure bill into law on with his Cabinet members and into action and make sure the Adding jobs into our economy people afford necessities like many families have struggled This is the time of year that collecting items that can help season.
And, this year, in the country are asking for help Part of the issue again goes ships that still need to be shipped to communities.
Food level believe the situation is donations to your local food appreciated.
Time now for the first part of and Two are very costly.
Questions 3 and 4 could use Back to the news... As we commemorated Veterans Day on centennial ceremony was held at in Arlington National Cemetery.
allowed to walk onto the tomb their respects to American walk around the tomb area, special group of military Soldier is a solemn yet moving American soldier, who was was buried at the site on marked the centennial, or 100 Since then, crypts for unknown the Korean War have been added In the country of Afghanistan, returning to school.
that borders Iran and Pakistan.
control of Afghanistan, they attend school.
Other world have refused to Afghanistan's ruling they haven't treated females several girls' schools in Herat reopen.
Herat is the country's girls, in particular, are pleased to have that schools in other areas of the this time.
And in Poland, a veterinary injured animals using a 3D animals with injured or missing by without the limb, other suffer because they’re off a way to create a 3D-printed limb that can be fit to the artificial arm or leg that some benefit dogs all over the world movement.
And now here's the second part is unidentified.
Education is key to Question 6.
And Question 7 may benefit our With Christmas just a month mind.
But as we've mentioned, problem caused by the pandemic.
the U.S.
Postal Service is this holiday season.
The postal THOUSAND additional workers by of their deliveries will toys.
The 2021 top toy list your wish-list... A color changing Barbie mermaid by a new racing loop from Hot Pikachu; a Paw Patrol featured in the summer movie; cauldron for you young wizards delivery services say they are to make sure gifts arrive on Deliveries could be hampered by some parts of the world.
trying to draw attention to ceramic discs as a temporary earns a living by making and teaching others.
When he a neighborhood sidewalk he to fix the problem.
Using clay various holes, fires them, the hole using his art and Those who use the sidewalks handiwork and are grateful for And in New Zealand, it is a It may look like an odd-shaped But this potato just might be The couple discovered the backyard garden while pulling pounds.
They've requested an from the Guinness Book of World they have put “Doug” the potato keeping.
They named it “Doug” harvested... the potato was dug the final part of today's delivery.
Question 9 is artistic.
And Doug is waiting for answers Now it's time to look at some So grab your spoons and forks Isr is a 6th Grader at the who enjoys a Somalian "My favorite holiday food is made it on Ramadan for decades.
the recipe has been passed down Lucy is in the 4th Grade at Bowling Green, Kentucky and "...my grandpa's peanut butter me because I only get it on the lot of time to make it."
Holly is an 8th Grader at Lawrence County, Kentucky with "...my mom boils turkey necks cooking.
It may seem weird but 3rd Grader, Reese, from Carver American tradition - and even Thanksgiving turkey because you your whole family and that is food!!!"
And Kylie is in the 5th Grade Kentucky with a similar gravy because it has the sleepy get a good night's rest."
Mmm, all your delicious letters!
our Thanksgiving break.
So you answer our Opinion Question.
What is your favorite holiday favorite?
Give us lots of those us via email at: form at KET.org/newsquiz.
And grade, school, and teacher's time to get a look at today's Challenge Question... Vice we were looking for!
If you credit for that.
The v.p.
in Maryland.
One of the vice the National Space Council.
President Harris will oversee a space priorities.
And here are the rest of Last but not least today, the welcomed a baby sloth!
Terry, was born >> on October 24th.
Mom Marilyn little one in the Rainforest after one of the zoo's longest SLOWLY make our way out of here Thanksgiving with more News [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC]

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