
December 16, 2021
Season 37 Episode 14 | 15m 6sVideo 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 tornadoes, the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the James Webb Space Telescope launch, Instagram, artifacts from Mali, Operation Christmas Drop, fish eggs, the moonbow at Cumberland Falls, skiing Santas and more.
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News Quiz is a local public television program presented by KET
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December 16, 2021
Season 37 Episode 14 | 15m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the Kentucky tornadoes, the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the James Webb Space Telescope launch, Instagram, artifacts from Mali, Operation Christmas Drop, fish eggs, the moonbow at Cumberland Falls, skiing Santas and more.
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First today, we want to friends in Western Kentucky after the devastating tornadoes communities.
We’ll explain more of that news now, just know that our you all during this time.
Now since this is our last show about Wonders of the World for In which country will you find The country is in Asia and is in the world with more than a The Himalayan Mountain range but it is also known for its are natives.
Can you think of find the Taj Mahal?
That In our news today... As we tornadoes swept through parts Missouri, Tennessee and 11th.
One of the dangerous tornadoes in Arkansas and ending in counties reported damage and when buildings collapsed.
weather conditions just right form.
Mayfield, Kentucky, in Graves hard, including a candle the intense winds.
Hundreds of also destroyed.
Governor Andy emergency and asked for help other federal agencies.
After this could be the largest, most Kentucky's history.
Neighboring pledged to send donations to rebuild.
In world news...
The Winter away, but the host country - political issues.
China is the It is the third largest country Beijing is China's capital flame exhibition tour began at usually, the flame travels on a months.
Due to the pandemic, days.
Torch bearers carried the winter games will take place in some international leaders are games because of human rights case, means leaders or games.
Several, including our Canada, Britain and Australia, leaders believe China's unnecessary tension with across China and isn't allowing their minds about various Time now for the first part of are about that damaging Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back to the news... NASA will research and exploration.
is scheduled to launch in late the three-story telescope will to see deeper into our galaxy named after NASA's second numerous delays trying to get but planners now believe it is telescope joins the Hubble data that will help us learn beginnings of our universe.
an international collaboration Space Agency, and the Canadian An on-the-ground launch is from screen time and social photo-sharing social network - formally known as Facebook.
feature called "Take A Break" scrolling if they've been on while.
Young users will soon to set reminders to put the different, productive activity.
From modern technology to Stone States has returned more than Mali.
Mali is located in Western country bordered by Niger and The artifacts were taken from Most were passed off as originals.
The stolen items handed over to anthropologists in fact, the original recently in Mali's capital, returned.
The items will be national museum.
Let’s showcase the second part put you into orbit.
Put away your phones and listen And lost and found could In one U.S. territory a part of preparing packages for the Drop.
The home station for this Base in Guam.
Guam is a U.S. Its closest neighbor besides Philippine archipelago - or Operation Christmas Drop, food buckets and boxes.
Those to people who live in this Micronesia and Palau.
Well you probably know that Goats, yaks and even camels are world.
But did you know some farmers are getting fish EGGS process that takes skill, a At this Russian trout farm during the milking season.
baby fish.
The others become delicacy in the food world!
If you're in Kentucky, there's able to witness, just in time seen the moonbow at Cumberland South" is a waterfall on the of Whitley and McCreary than 65 feet as it rushes down one of the largest waterfalls the ONLY waterfall in the can witness a moonbow.
The the full moon each month when light, shining through the falls, creates a nighttime seen between December 16th and You can now see the final part is packaged for delivery.
Question 9 is quite the And Question 10 is a natural Now... here's our last round of Opinion Letters!
William is a Elementary in Mount Sterling, enjoys a traditional Albanian holiday food is Bombica.
orange Fanta and pecans blended balls and dipped in chocolate it!"
4th Grader Nicolas at Mann Kentucky enjoys a Venezuelan cake that is very fun to make.
I look forward to making it is in the 7th Grade at has a passion for …Kool-Aid?
pies are made with Cool Whip, mine's grape – and the crust.
going off in your mouth!"
And Science and Technology School Ayden is having a tough choice wings... or poutine because cheese curds and gravy) or have LOTS of favorite holiday about my favorite… My favorite Thanksgiving.
My mom makes this recipe from her dad, who was It is delicious!!
Time to get a look at today's answer to today's Challenge the Taj Mahal is located.
wonders of the world.
The great in the 1600's as a mausoleum, emperor and his favorite wife.
built a replica of the Taj not a mausoleum... this one is version of the Indian wonder, same area as the original.
dome and smaller minarets, or the home is even copied from And here are the rest of Finally today, more than 200 of Santa's Maine for a charity event.
skiing and snowboarding.
>> Many added sleigh bells to they coasted down the snowy anything like this over the with more News Quiz for you in Holidays everyone!
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