ABC KIDS News Time

Frogs in spas and winter sports stars

On today’s episode, we’ll strap our skis on and head to Italy for the Winter Olympics.Plus, we’ll bliss out in a spa with some frogs and meet a scientist bringing a little bit of stardust down to planet Earth. Quiz Questions1.According to the Chinese zodiac, this year is the year of which animal?2.In which country are the winter Olympics being held this year?3.How far did Austin swim to get help for his family?4.What sort of disease do they hope the frog spas will cure?5.Can you name one of the ingredients in the earth-made cosmic dust?Answers1.It’s the year of the horse2.Italy3.4km, or the length of 22 football fields4.Fungus (Chytrid Fungus to be exact!)5.Nitrogen, carbon dioxide or acetylene gas… or 10,000 volts of power!

Runaway black holes and movie roles

Spacesuits on, News Sleuths! On today's episode, Emily is taking you into the belly of a runaway black hole. Plus, we'll meet movie makers, code breakers and magic flowers.Quiz Questions1.What’s the name of the movie that the children helped shape?2.What’s the word, starting with M, for the little things on trees that are eating the harmful gasses?3.What is a runaway black hole?4.What’s the thing, starting with the letter C, that Neth is helping teach people to do?5.What colour are these mostly magic flowers?Answers1.Imagine2.Microbes3.A blackhole that travels through space4.Coding5.Red

Ocean saviour and an albino alligator

Emily has got you covered with five fantastic stories in this week's episode. Hear the quiz questions at the end of the episode, or read them here. Quiz Questions1.What’s the name of the condition that made the alligator a light white colour?2.What is the first name of the young artist? hint! It’s the same as the name of the alligator!3.How many countries have ratified the agreement?4.What town is wind surfer Sarah Kenyon from?5.What did Veronika the cow use to scratch herself?Answers1.Albinism2.Claude3.834.Geraldton5.A brush

Racquet strings and lost things

On this week's News Time we'll head to the Australian Open to meet some people making a racquet!We’ll also meet an endangered parrot that’s in a total flap, and in our Wow of the Week, we’ll visit a supermarket that’s been quite wild and woolly lately!If you'd like to be a News Time Listener Legend, all the details are here.Quiz Questions1. What was one of the most-borrowed books in Brisbane last year?2. What is the name of Australia's grand slam?3. Finish this sentence: The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless WHAT?4. Where does all the money go that’s raised through auctioning lost luggage?5. In which country was there a herd of sheep in a supermarket?Bonus Tricky QuestionThe male kākāpō makes a booming noise that sounds like what?Answers1. WeirDo, Wings of Fire, or Cat Kid Comic Club2. Australian Open3. Parrot4. Charity5. GermanyBonus Tricky AnswerA cello string being plucked.

Basketball praise and robot cafés

It's your new host Emily's first News Time and she's lined up a rich menu of tasty news morsels for you!We’ll meet some basketball players who are about to live out their hoop dreams, and we’ll meet a rare butterfly that survives thanks to some helpful ants. Then, we’ll head to the bottom of the ocean to discover some unusual treasure in our Wow of the Week.Quiz Questions1. What’s something you’d find in a heat haven?2. Which country will the First Nations basketball team be visiting?3. We found out people work in Japan as robot pilots… but what do the robots do?4. What insect works to look after the caterpillars of the purple copper butterfly?5. What was locked in the safe on the ocean floor?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhat is the name of Wiradjuri basketball player we met?Answers1. Air conditioning, movies, music, colouring in and even volunteers!2. The USA3. Serve food and drinks, or give people tours of Tokyo.4. Ants5. A packet of beef jerky!Bonus Tricky AnswerHugo