Squiz Kids

It’s time for a Bumper Kids v Adults Holiday S’Quiz, and this one’s all about Easter! 🐣

From hot cross buns and chocolate eggs to bilbies, bunnies and big Easter traditions from around the world, kids take on ten egg-cellent questions before the adults step up for their turn.

There’s a mix of fun, food, faith and a few tricky surprises in this one… so sharpen your brain, grab a pen, and keep score.

Who knows Easter best — kids or adults? 🐰

Let’s find out.

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New privacy rules for YouTube and Roblox; Moon mission countdown; fake climate news; and a cute set of capybara triplets.

By age 13, kids could have 72 MILLION bits of data collected about them. That’s like a giant digital puzzle of your life! New rules might soon make apps ask both kids AND parents before collecting info.

Four astronauts might be heading to the Moon to orbit it for a week. It’s all practice for future Moon landings—and maybe even a Moon base!

Three baby capybaras (called pups!) were born at a zoo. These chill, giant rodents can grow as heavy as a kid!

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What happens when a 12-year-old from regional Queensland steps into the shoes of Australia’s Prime Minister… and then sits down with the real one?
In this special episode, we head to Parliament House to follow Jett Jarvis, our PM for a Day winner, as he lives a day most adults will never experience.
After almost 500 incredible entries from kids right across Australia, Jett’s idea stood out: tackling food waste by helping Australians understand that wonky fruit and veg still taste just as good.
You’ll hear Jett sit down with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ask what it’s really like to lead the country every day, whether the job ever gets tiring, and why it matters for Australians to understand that imperfect fruit and veg are just as good as the perfect-looking ones.
It’s a conversation about big responsibilities, small actions that ripple outward, and why young voices matter more than ever.
A huge thank you to everyone who entered PM for a Day. Your ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm prove one thing loud and clear: The future is in very good hands!

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Our PM meets the real PM; a traditional Mexican bird parade; electric planes take flight; and lucky socks avoid the wash.

12-year-old Jett swapped the paddock for Parliament and met the Prime Minister! He shared a clever idea about saving “wonky” veggies from the bin—and even got a shoutout in Parliament.

Imagine walking through streets full of singing birds stacked in sky-high cages! 🐦🎶 In Mexico City, this colourful tradition is still alive—but it’s slowly fading as people work to protect the birds.

Planes that sound like whispers? Yes please! ⚡✈️ New electric planes are zipping mail across Scotland without noisy engines or fossil fuels.

Would you wear smelly socks for luck? Lots of people do! Some even refuse to wash their “lucky” clothes before big moments.

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Drumroll, please… 🥁

After sifting through almost 500 incredible entries from kids right across Australia, the moment has finally arrived — we’re announcing the winner of Prime Minister for a Day!

In this special episode, you’ll hear some of the brilliant, bold, and downright creative ideas Aussie kids came up with to make the country a better place, from big, world-changing plans to clever, kid-powered solutions (and a few that might just make you smile). We also reveal our standout runners-up before crowning the one student who is in Canberra to step into the Prime Minister’s shoes for a day.

Who will it be? What was their big idea? And what happens next?

Hit play to find out… and get ready to feel very optimistic about the future of Australia!

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Counting down to a moon mission; Maryland’s stinky sock festival; a Little Athletics legend; and making music with mayonnaise.

NASA hit pause after some pesky rocket problems—but now Artemis 2 is ready to roar! Four astronauts will zoom around the Moon for the first time in 50 years.

In Maryland, people celebrate spring by tossing their stinky winter socks into a giant bonfire!

Rylan Wooster isn’t your average 11-year-old—he’s breaking records left, right, and centre! With wins in multiple races, this speedy star is racing toward big dreams.

Believe it or not… mayonnaise can be a musical instrument! Scientists say squishing and tapping it makes different sounds. Patrick Star might’ve been right all along...

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We’re cracking open the Squiz Kids vault this week to bring you back one of our most mind-bending episodes — the Shortcut to the Deep Sea.

It’s a place where sunlight never reaches, creatures glow in the dark, and survival means adapting to some of the toughest conditions on Earth. In this episode, we explore what lives deep beneath the ocean’s surface, how these animals survive, and why scientists are still uncovering new discoveries down there.

Strange, surprising, and still full of mystery — the deep sea is a world like no other.

Why do humans have chins… and no other animals do?

It’s one of the strangest little features on your face — and scientists still aren’t entirely sure why it’s there. In this episode, we explore what a chin actually is (hint: it’s more complicated than you think), why it’s unique to humans, and what new research suggests about its origin.

It’s a short, curious look at one of the most human things about being human… and a reminder that evolution doesn’t always follow a plan.

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

For the full episode transcript, click here.

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Ebike ban for under 16s; creatures from the deep in the Caribbean; Squiz-E on the propaganda trail; and the world’s tallest baller. 

Some kids might have to park their speedy e-bikes. New rules are saying “not so fast!” to under-16 riders.

Scientists peeked into the dark ocean and found super strange creatures! Think glowing, wiggly, and totally weird.

This basketball star is HUGE—like, really HUGE! With sky-high height, they’re dunking like it’s easy peasy. Opponents might need a ladder just to keep up!

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