ABC KIDS News Time

On today's show: Googly eyes pop up in strange places around Adelaide, the Australian women's cricket team wins the Ashes, cicada wee is mistaken for raindrops, scientists prepare to launch a new telescope into space, and a boy finishes an epic journey on a unicycle.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Who helped plan the city of Adelaide?2. What award did Ashleigh Gardner win?3. How many species of cicadas live in Australia?4. What type of planets is Nataliea studying?5. How long did Oliver's trip take?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What was Ollie riding?ANSWERS:1. Colonel William Light2. The Belinda Clark Award3. More than 3004. Exoplanets5. 12 daysBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:An electric skateboard

On today's show: The Australian of the Year winners are announced, Lunar New Year celebrations begin, a university student achieves a national first, Australia crowns a trio of tennis champions, and a new species of glowing toadlet is discovered.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Who won the Young Australian of the Year award?2. 2022 is the year of what animal?3. What did Rachel study at university?4. Who presented Ash Barty with her trophy?5. Where was the new toadlet discovered?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Who did Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinaki play in the doubles final?ANSWERS:1. Doctor Daniel Nour2. Tiger3. Arts, drama and screen4. Evonne Goolagong-Cawley5. Brazil (in the mountains)BONUS TRICKY ANSWERMax Purcell and Matthew Ebden

On today’s show: A hungry badger digs up buried treasure, the world celebrates International Day of Education, scientists make fuel from fruit, Canberra gets an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander precinct, and a Kiwi couple grows a jumbo potato named Doug.QUESTIONS:1. In which country did the badger find the coins?2. What date is International Day of Education?3. Why don't people have to pick fruit from the beauty leaf tree?4. When will Ngurra open to visitors?5. How much did Doug weigh?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What does 'Ngurra' mean?ANSWERS:1. Spain2. January 243. It falls to the ground4. In four years5. 7.9 kilogramsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:'Home', 'country' or 'place of belonging'.

On today’s show: School kids plant some seeds from outer space, a museum becomes friendlier for autistic kids, Australian Test Cricket gets a new star, a caravan of camels treks across the country, and a fossilised sea dragon is discovered in England.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What street is Colo Vale Public School on?2. What time of day is the Australian Museum opening for Autistic kids?3. Who is the cricket player of the match medal named after?4. Where did Sophie and her camels start their trek?5. How old is the ichthyosaur fossil discovered in England?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What are the names of Sophie's camels?ANSWERS:1. Wattle Street2. The morning3. Johnny Mullagh4. Shark Bay, Western Australia5. 180 million years oldBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Delilah, Jude, Clayton, Charlie and Mac

We take a look back at some of the stories that made us smile in 2021.

On today's show: Scientists scour an island in search of the assassin spider, the Australian Army has a new high-ranking Indigenous soldier, a bird watcher’s hobby helps his feathered friends, a 104-year-old woman proves you’re never too old to learn something new, and an enormous telescope is launched into outer space.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What do assassin spiders hunt?2. What is the nickname for the soldiers at the top of Australia?3. What two foundations does Michael raise money for?4. What was Kuttiyama's test score?5. How much did Webb cost?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How old are the oldest stars in the universe?ANSWERS:1. Spiders2. The eyes and ears of the north3. BirdLife Australia and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation4. 89 out of 1005. 10 billion dollarsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:13 billion years

On today's show: A lucky dad and daughter find two FIVE-leaf clovers, a plucky bird flies across the Pacific Ocean, a brand-new school gets set to open, a long-distance swimmer breaks a world record, and astronauts eat space tacos.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many leaves does most clover have?2. What's the name of the godwit who had to turn back to Alaska?3. What does 'giingana' mean?4. How many times has Chloe McCardel swum across the English Channel?5. What type of chilli did the astronauts grow?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Name two other foods grown in space.ANSWERS:1. Three2. 4BWRB3. Be happy4. 445. Hatch chilliBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Lettuce and radishes

On today's show: We celebrate Hannukah, a First Nations basketball referee heads to the US, a new muppet moves to Sesame Street, dinosaur experts solve a case of mistaken identity, and it's International Day of People with Disability.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What is the name of the candlestick used during Hannukah?2. What is the NBL?3. How old is Ji Young?4. Where were the dino footprints found?5. When is International Day of People with Disability?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What are Ji Young's two passions?ANSWERS1. Menorah2. National Basketball League3. Seven4. Underground mine near Ipswich, Queensland5. December 3BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding

On today's show: A history-making marathon win, volcanoes on the moon, trees made from dry grass, giant owl-spotting, and a pollution-sucking jumping castle.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many golds did Madison win in Tokyo?2. How old were the most recently discovered moon rocks?3. What does 'Tjanpi' mean?4. In which country was the Shelley's eagle owl spotted?5. What eats the pollution sucked out of the air by the jumping castle?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the Pitjantjatjara name for 'Happy Trees'?ANSWERS:1. Two2. Two billion years old3. Grass4. Ghana5. AlgaeBONUS TRICKY ANSWERPunu Pukurlpa

We're celebrating World Children’s Day with five stories all about amazing kids.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What type of science will Allegra study at uni?2. How much will the Merimbula skatepark cost?3. What is the name of the fashion show Quaden starred in?4. How old is Caydence Fouracre?5. What is Logan's drag queen name?BONUS TRICKY QUESTIONWhat was the name of the bull ridden by Caydence?ANSWERS:1. Physics2. One million dollars3. Walking in Two Worlds4. 145. Candy FeatherbottomBONUS TRICKY ANSWERJuicy Wiggle