ABC KIDS News Time

On today's show we: Check up on the Great Barrier Reef, meet a world record-breaking cricket player, share a stage with some rock stars, find out how poo power can help the planet, and chase a lost seal back to sea.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What is eating coral on the Great Barrier Reef?2. How many runs did Steffan score to break the world record?3. How many members are in the Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band?4. What type of gas does cow poo release into the atmosphere?5. What nickname was given to the seal?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of the competition the Australian Blind Cricket team were playing in?ANSWERS:1. Crown-of-thorns starfish2. 3093. Six4. Methane5. OscarBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:The International Cricket Inclusion Series

On today's show we: hit the waves with the world’s best surfing dogs, curl up with some of Australia’s best stories for Children’s Book Week, check out a precious discovery firefighters made in the forest, pull on our purple clothes to support rainbow kids, and find out what mysterious junk is landing on Australian farms.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What breed of dog won Top Dog Final Champ?2. What is the theme of this year's Children's Book Week?3. Who used the old fire truck about 50 years ago?4. What is the name of the netball team from Macorna?5. What is the name of the spacecraft the space junk is believed to have come from?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of the book written by Andrea Rowe?ANSWERS:1. Australian cattle dog2. Dreaming with eyes open3. An all-Indigenous fire crew4. Tigers5. DragonBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Jetty Jumping

Today we're celebrating Science Week with five roarsome stories about one of our favourite scientific subjects - dinosaurs!QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What family of dinos does Meraxes Gigas belong to?2. How many teeth were found near Winton?3. What species of dino made the footprints at the restaurant?4. Why is the ichthyosaur nicknamed Fiona?5. What does 'amaru' mean in Quechuan language?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How many years did it take to excavate Fiona?ANSWERS:1. Theropod family2. 173. Titanosauriformes4. Her fossils were green5. Flying serpentBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:13 years

On today's show we'll: cheer on a country AFL team called The Rockets, celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, hear a sad story (with a happy ending) about a long lost brother and sister, find out how dolphin poo is helping the planet, and explore Australia's deepest cave.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How long have The Rockets been a team?2. What date is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples?3. Where did Bill and Beryl live when they grew up?4. What helpful element is in dolphin poo?5. How deep is Australia's new deepest known cave?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How deep is Niggly?ANSWERS:1. 12 years2. August 93. Sydney (Bill) and Adelaide (Beryl)4. Nitrogen5. 401 metresBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:397 metres

On today's show we: celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, cheer on our Aussie athletes at the Commonwealth Games, meet a new superhero, visit a wildlife shelter in Tasmania and pat a champion dog.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How long does Garma Festival last?2. Where are this year's Commonwealth Games held?3. What type of wallabies will soon need extra care in Tasmania?4. How many years ago is Wylah the Koorie Warrior set?5. What breed of dog is Spryte?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What Indigenous Country is Garma festival held on?ANSWERS:1. Four days2. Brimingham, England3. Bennett's wallabies4. 40,0005. Tenterfield terrierBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Yolngu

This week, we meet some Indigenous designers who are off somewhere very fancy, take a dive through an underwater forest, learn about some life-saving backpacks, hear about some rather furry and sometimes noisy new neighbours, and, in our wow of the week, we’ll learn about a three-eyed creature of the deep!Quiz questions1.What is the name of the city where the Indigenous designers will have their work shown in?2.What are the underwater forests off the coast of Tasmania made from?3.What accessory has been made to help people in an emergency situation?4.A farm was bought near Brisbane to help save which animal?5.How many eyes did the ancient sea creature have?Bonus tricky questionHow old is the fossil brain?Quiz answers1.New York2.Kelp3.Backpacks4.Koalas5.ThreeBonus tricky answer500 million years

In this week’s episode, we learn about the world’s rarest marsupial, who’s not camera shy! Peer into deep space thanks to a brand new telescope, meet the Aussie champion who is not only talented in multiple sports, but has won another award, try to solve the mystery of King Arthur, and, in our Wow of the Week, meet some hero rescuers who are rather small and furry.Quiz questions1. What is the name of the world’s rarest marsupial?2. What is the new telescope called?3. Who was the 2022 NAIDOC Person of the Year?4. Who is Arthur’s Stone named after?5. Which natural disaster will rats be used to help rescue people?Bonus tricky questionWhat is Arthur’s Stone?Quiz answers1. Gilbert’s potoroo2. The James Webb Space Telescope (or Webb Telescope)3. Ash Barty4. King Arthur5. EarthquakesBonus tricky answerA tomb

This week we check out a new way for people to have offroad adventures in nature, go looking for one of the rarest flowers on the planet, learn about a new species of water lily that’s strong enough to hold a child, meet an artist who creates huge drawings with his feet! And, in our Wow of the Week, come face to face with a creature from the Ice Age!Quiz questions1. What equipment is being made available for people with disability to make nature more accessible?2. What is the name of the orchid that only blooms once every 7-10 years?3. Where are the giant water lilies researched and on display?4. What does artist Lowell Hunter use to draw his giant sand pictures?5. What was Nun cho ga?Bonus tricky questionHow many years ago did the baby woolly mammoth live?Quiz answers1. Offroad wheelchairs (and mountain trikes)2. Queen of Sheba3. Kew Gardens in England4. His feet!5. A baby giant woolly mammothBonus tricky answerAbout 30,000 years ago

It’s NAIDOC Week in Australia! A big celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, and achievement. We’ll meet some kids who are being taught in two languages at school, hear about the famous rugby player who’s had a trophy named after him, go looking for some tiny birds in Arnhem Land and find out who Sunshine Super Girl is. Then, in our Wow of the Week, learn about something historic that’s happening at the top of one of Australia’s most famous icons!Quiz questions1. Where is the bilingual Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School?2. What is the name of the Indigenous rugby player who will have a trophy named after him?3. Where does the little Yirrlinkirrkirr (white-throated grass-wren) live?4. Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley earned which nickname at Wimbledon?5. In which two cities will the Aboriginal flag fly on bridges?Tricky bonus questionWhat is the name of the new rugby union trophy?Quiz answers1. Coffs Harbour, NSW2. Mark Ella3. Arnhem Land, NT4. Sunshine Supergirl5. Sydney and MelbourneTricky bonus answerElla-Mobbs Cup

This week you’ll meet some kids who are saving a fish from extinction, cheer on some Aussie surfers who have all won gold, learn about some flying robots that are doing a very special job and visit an ancient city… and, in our Wow of the Week, meet some hotel guests… who aren’t humans!Quiz questions1.What kind of fish were the kids helping to save?2.The new surfing competition is called the: ____ Surfing Professionals World Championship.3.How many seeds a day can the special gardening drones plant?4.What caused the ancient city to emerge?5.Where do experts want frog hotels to be built? Bonus tricky questionWhere are the gardening drones being used?Quiz answers1.Southern purple-spotted gudgeon2.Adaptive3.40,0004.Drought5.Cities/urban areasBonus tricky answerAustralian Botanic Garden (Sydney)