News Time

You've heard of a leap year, you've heard of playing leap frog, but have you heard of a leap second? Find out what they are on today's episode.  

Plus, we're heading overseas for Talk of the Town! To a land of big red buses, tea and scones and a palace fit for a King... can you guess where? 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What was the result of the meeting – was the leap second saved, or scrapped?
2. 2.What sport does Reema play?
3. 3.What do they call underground trains in London? Is it the tube, the subway or the tiddly-pop? 

Answers

1. 1.The leap second was scrapped! They're no longer a thing.
2. 2.Wheelchair basketball.
3. 3.The tube.  

News Noodler

Is it weird that there are people whose job it is to argue about how to measure time? Can you think of any other unique jobs there might be? 

The forecast for today's episode is sunny with a chance of... moths?  I'll tell you about a moth problem causing headaches for weather predictors, we'll kick a ball around with the Paratillies and Pararoos, and then meet a calf with six legs! 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting?
2. 2.What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for?  
3. 3.How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100? 

Answers

1. 1.Rain.
2. 2.Matildas. They're the Paramatildas.  
3. 3.Six!

News Noodler

Do you think the calf can tell the difference after the surgery? In what ways might their everyday life be different now? 

On today’s show, we’ll visit a preschool teaching languages to more than just kids... we’ll explore the oldest ever shipwreck and bumble along with some endangered bees. Are you ready? 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Which language are the kids and adults learning?
2. 2.About how old is the shipwreck?
3. 3.In which country would you find the rare bee, Hylaeus navai?  

Answers

1. 1.Gumbaynggirr
2. 2.4,500 years.
3. 3.Fiji.  

News Noodler

Think about the different languages spoken by people you know or have met... why is it important to learn, protect and speak different languages?  

On today’s show we’ll discover a creature that resembles a prehistoric platypus, we’ll meet a man who walked and swam a lap of the world, and we’ll visit Victoria’s High Country for Talk of the Town. 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.In what period did Megacauda live?
2. 2.How many years did Karl take to walk around the world?
3. 3.What famous bushranger spent time in Beechworth?

Answers

1. 1.The Middle Jurassic
2. 2.28
3. 3.Ned Kelly

News Noodler

Why would anyone choose to walk around the world (instead of using transport)?

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On today's episode, we’ll rediscover a rare snail, we’ll examine a photo that’s out of this world, and we’ll celebrate the birthday of Australia’s oldest man.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.When did the Darling River snail start disappearing?
2. 2.What is the name of the rover that took the photo on Mars?
3. 3.Where does the world’s oldest man live?

Answers

1. 1.Around the 1960s
2. 2.Curiosity
3. 3.Brazil

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On today's episode we'll visit some green classrooms, we'll brainstorm some ideas for the Brisbane Olympics, and we'll discuss the scariness of sharks.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What is the name of the organisation that has been installing greenhouses in schools?
2. 2.In which year will the Olympics and Paralympics be held in Brisbane?
3. 3.What university does Juliana, the shark fear researcher, work at?

Answers

1. 1.Food Ladder
2. 2.2032
3. 3.Adelaide University

News Noodler

Why do you think so many people are scared of sharks?

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On today’s episode we’ll meet a prize-winning portrait artist, we’ll hear about the race to protect some ice age trees, and we'll visit a village famous for its red soil on Talk of the Town.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Who did Jazz get to paint as her prize?
2. 2.How many ice age gums are left in the wild?
3. 3.In which state or territory would you find Alstonville?

Answers

1. 1.Justine Clarke (from Play School)
2. 2.Six
3. 3.New South Wales

News Noodler

If you were to create a portrait of someone, who would you choose? Someone famous or someone you know?

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On today's show we'll meet a tiny dog with a big job, we'll celebrate White Sunday, and we'll find some fossils belonging to a prehistoric bird!

Quiz Questions

1. 1.How tall is Commando the chihuahua?
2. 2.In which month is White Sunday?
3. 3.Which period did Tenuicruris Piscanexum live in?

Answers

1. 1.21 centimetres  (about as tall as a milk carton)
2. 2.October
3. 3.The Cretaceous

News Noodler

Should dogs be used as workers to help humans? Why or why not?

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Today, we’ll find out why masses of moths are on the move, we'll cheer for the winner of Fat Bear Week, and we'll dive deep underground to find relics of an ancient coral reef.

Quiz questions:

1. 1.When did bogong moth numbers start falling?
2. 2.What is the name of Backpack's mum?
3. 3.How deep was the hole drilled by geologists in outback Queensland?

Answers:

1. 1.The 1980s
2. 2.Holly
3. 3.3km

News Noodler:

How would a prehistoric reef differ from reefs today?

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On today’s episode we’ll cheer on the athletes in the Australian Transplant Games, we’ll meet a Queensland cowgirl who is about to travel to the USA, and we’ll visit a capital city for Talk of the Town! 

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Where were the Australian Transplant Games held this year?
2. 2.What colour is Lareece, the cowgirl’s helmet?
3. 3.What is the nickname for the Brisbane River?

Answers

1. 1.Launceston, Tasmania
2. 2.Pink
3. 3.The Brown Snake

News Noodler

Would you ever compete in a rodeo? Why or why not?

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