
January 13, 2022
Season 37 Episode 16 | 5m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
A KET-produced current events program for upper-elementary and middle school students.
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the Kentucky General Assembly, winter weather, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Great Green Wall in Mauritania, beekeeping, robots, the World Cup, the Harbin Ice Festival, frescoes in Pompeii, otters and more.
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January 13, 2022
Season 37 Episode 16 | 5m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the Kentucky General Assembly, winter weather, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Great Green Wall in Mauritania, beekeeping, robots, the World Cup, the Harbin Ice Festival, frescoes in Pompeii, otters and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> Hey there and welcome to Kelsey Starks.
You may notice studio.
That’s because of the you stay safe and stay well!
starting with a historical What is the name of the famous sank in 1912?
The ship has been featured in fateful voyage.
Once the Atlantic Ocean, even more was board when the ship hit an Can you think of it?
What is the name of the famous sank in 1912?
That answer, Topping our news this week, went back to work in the annual senators and representatives 4th in Frankfort.
The Kentucky two chambers: the Senate and We have 38 senators and 100 elected to serve our state.
will be in session for sixty 14th.
And during this session, our state's biennial budget – we need to follow for the next on their agenda is happens every 10 years to Kentucky's legislative covered by each senator and are based on population.
Over the first two weeks of the addressed legislators and the of the Commonwealth and State Beshear outlined his 2022 hopes most of Kentucky and several hit by winter weather recently.
because of it!
But for people fun.
Motorists in Virginia were and frigid temperatures.
Interstate 95 for hours because dangerous driving conditions.
across Kentucky a few days Throughout our Commonwealth Governor Beshear even shut down accidents happened on crisscross our state.
With in all directions, traveling plows and salt crews worked clear the roadways and get is clear for the first part of 2 are about Kentucky's Questions 3 and 4 are beginning >> news.
The country of South world are mourning the death of The Archbishop was a Nobel for fighting apartheid, or In South Africa apartheid was a people by race, discriminating Mourners laid flowers outside Cape Town, South Africa to funeral was held at the president attended and paid coffin was carried through the The archbishop was 90 years In northwestern Africa, the is fighting back against the on the continent's western Ocean, Mali and Algeria among territory is in the Sahara The Great Green Wall project build a wall of trees, like a areas from the desert’s blowing Sand dunes are covering homes rainfall is hampering tree Now they are working to build palm trees with hopes that they And there's a bit of good news Apiculture is another word for the number of honeybees and dramatically over the past hit especially hard due to But amateur beekeepers, or to repopulate bee colonies.
Numerous amateurs have teamed for additional resources.
again as hives are replenished.
Let's buzz into the second part is about the archbishop.
Question 6 is raising And Question 7 is buzzing back Okay, you may have seen this in but have you ever seen a real actually happening at a fish navigation skills, water tank on a robot.
Cameras inside the tank can swimming in the tank, which that direction.
Other sensors from running into other scientists gave the fish a toward.
And, when the fish meet animals, they give them a teaching the fish to drive.
In the sports world, FIFA's in Qatar will feature a new stadium.
Stadium 974 was architect.
It uses 974 shipping that can plug into electric and facility.
So instead of this stadium can be built, and moved on to another World Cup matches, they’ll a poorer nation that can't stadium.
And in Harbin, China, the tribute to the upcoming Winter centerpiece of the ice Olympic torch-shaped ice tower Fire".
The 24th Winter Olympic Beijing, China in February.
Other intricate ice sculptures palaces, castles, and landmarks let's get warmed up for the Question 8 is a driving test.
Question 9 is made to move.
>> And Question 10 is a glowing Time for a little break from modern technology meeting Credit report takes us to sophisticated city that was a massive volcanic eruption in archaeological site where ruins.
Some of those include magnificent frescoes.
A fresco plaster, like walls or used.
The paint soaks into the part of the wall.
Recovered and the pieces have been housed Now robots are piecing them puzzles.
Using artificial matching ancient pigments and artwork.
Well it's time for our first We hope you'll enjoy this one - weather has kept you inside and If you could meet your favorite be?
And, why would you like to doesn't have to be a human.
that you enjoy.
What would you just one book, or is it in an them!
If you could meet your favorite and be sure to tell us why?
Send your letters to us via at: NewsQuiz@ket.org.
Or use Just be sure to include your teacher's name in your Time to get a look at today's the Challenge Question.
That TITANIC.
It has been 110 years ship sank.
A lot of items have wreckage and from some of the survivors away from the vessel.
England features a ring left lifeboats, a journal kept by replicated Titanic hallway that even more.
And here is a look at the rest As we leave today, take a look who are making themselves at and Lila are part of a survival African species.
Spotted-necked otters are Africa.
These two were November and are living in the That's it for >> us today.
We hope to see you Bye!
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