Squiz Kids

Weekly news quiz challenges kids and adults to test their knowledge on sports events, global news, historical events, and entertainment. The chapter wraps up with special national observance days, birthday wishes, and promotions for additional podcast content.

Your daily kids news podcast.Today marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings! Kings, presidents, and prime ministers are gathering in France to remember the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandie. The real stars of the show? The heroic veterans who were there 80 years ago, fighting for freedom!A Chinese spaceship has collected rocks from the far side of the Moon for the first time ever! This cool mission is part of an exciting space race to get humans back on the Moon and maybe even build a base there. Science rocks, literally!State against state and mate against mate. The New South Wales Blues took to the field against the Queensland Maroons for an epic Rugby League battle.As the UK gears up for elections, fake news is spreading like wildfire on TikTok! Deep fake videos and misleading memes are everywhere, but we know better than to believe everything we see online. Remember: Stop. Think. Check. Be a smart Newshound!For the full episode transcript, click here.

Discoveries of a giant goose dinosaur skull in Australia and a mishap at a mummy museum in Mexico. Exciting wins for Matildas and the tennis player 'The Demon'. Countdown for a historic space flight to the International Space Station.

Each fortnight, we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people.Join your captain, Amanda Bower, On an audio adventure. Today we're off to San Marino, the world's oldest republic! This tiny country, surrounded by Italy, is so small it has no airport or train stations. We’ll land in Italy and drive to this charming place, known for its clifftop castles and steep cobblestone streets. We'll learn some Italian, explore its unique history, and discover fun facts about San Marino’s fascinating government and delicious cuisine. So buckle up and join us on the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner for an exciting adventure in San Marino!For the full episode transcript, click here.LINKS:Location of San Marino: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino#/media/File:Location_San_Marino_Europe.pngSan Marino travel guide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLvDb3L1b60Simple version of Torta Tre Monti: https://www.internationalcuisine.com/wprm_print/9039

Your daily kids news podcast.China's Chang-e 6 rocket landed on the Moon's far side, marking a big step toward sending astronauts there. A rover will gather Moon dirt and rocks, then launch them back to Earth for scientists to study. It's a mind-blowing mix of math and engineering magic!In the USA, 12-year-old Bruhat Soma won the Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 29 tough words in 90 seconds. With words like heautophany and nachschläge, Bruhat took home a whopping $75,000 prize. Who knew spelling could be so rewarding?Aussie tennis star Alex De Minaur won an epic eight-hour match in Paris, thanks to a young fan's cheering. Inspired by the kid, Alex now searches Instagram to bring his lucky charm back for tonight's big match. Go Demon, go!In Britain, Cadbury scientists are using x-rays to bake the perfect cookie. The x-ray oven snapshots cookies as they bake, helping create the ultimate crunch. This delicious research is set to make the world a happier, crunchier place!About Mabo Day.For the full episode transcript, click here.

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Your daily kids news podcast.Q+A Callout - Arisa TrewGet ready for the Paris Olympics, where skateboarding makes its debut! Aussie skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew, just 14, is ready to wow the world. She's the first female to land a 720 trick in competition, and she's taking the hotseat for our next Squiz Kids Q+A. Send in your questions and find out what makes Arisa a skateboarding superstar! squizkids@thesquiz.com.auGet ready for a soggy weekend as a huge north-west cloud band spreads rain across 80% of Australia! While farmers cheer for the much-needed water, kids and parents nervously check if their weekend sports will be rained out. Plus, a new cloud-watching satellite, the White Dragon, is now in orbit to help scientists study climate change!Today, South Africa's 27 million voters hit the polls to decide their next leader. This election is a big deal because it might end the 30-year reign of the African National Congress, a party once led by the legendary Nelson Mandela. It’s like your school captain election but way, way bigger!Everyone’s favorite lasagna-loving cat, Garfield, is back in cinemas with Chris Pratt voicing him! And guess what? The iconic Home Alone house is for sale for $6 million, complete with an indoor basketball court. Time to start saving those pennies!With 64 elections happening worldwide this year, disinformation is on the rise. Squiz-E the Newshound reminds us to stop, think, and check before believing what we see online. Governments are fighting back with 'pre-bunking' to help people spot fake news. Stay sharp, Newshounds!For the full episode transcript, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast.Q+A Callout - Arisa TrewGet ready for the Paris Olympics, where skateboarding makes its debut! Aussie skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew, just 14, is ready to wow the world. She's the first female to land a 720 trick in competition, and she's taking the hotseat for our next Squiz Kids Q+A. Send in your questions and find out what makes Arisa a skateboarding superstar! squizkids@thesquiz.com.auHold on to your hats! Scientists in Brisbane have discovered that the helpful bacteria in our bellies, known as the gut microbiome, might help with Parkinson's Disease! They're starting a world-first study to see if tweaking these tiny helpers can fight this big condition. Our bodies are awesome!A team of scientists and soldiers in Southern Greece have tested 3,500-year-old armour in an epic 11-hour battle simulation. The armour, found in the 1960s, proved its strength, showing us how ancient soldiers rocked the battlefield. History and science make a winning team!Get ready to sing! Tasmania’s AFL team, the Tassie Devils, will join the competition in 2028, but their victory song is still a mystery. AFL songs are legendary, and now a Tasmanian might write the next hit. Who knows? Maybe you could create the anthem they sing after their first big win!Straight out of a sci-fi movie! Scientists in Singapore have made cyborg cockroaches by attaching tiny backpacks with computers to their backs. These bug-bots can help each other and might one day save lives in disaster zones. With great power comes great responsibility, even for cyborg cockroaches!For the full episode transcript, click here.

We'll take you through HOW long it's been around, WHY people love it so much, and WHAT we should be careful of when using it. So put down your devices, and let's get started.For the full episode transcript, click here.For classroom resources, click here.

Your daily kids news podcast.Koala vaccine provides new hope; Landslide in Papua New Guinea; big weekend for Mariners and Man Utd; and Thailand’s marauding monkeys.Q+A Callout - Arisa TrewGet ready for the Paris Olympics, where skateboarding makes its debut! Aussie skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew, just 14, is ready to wow the world. She's the first female to land a 720 trick in competition, and she's taking the hotseat for our next Squiz Kids Q+A. Send in your questions and find out what makes Arisa a skateboarding superstar! squizkids@thesquiz.com.auKoalas are fighting back against a nasty disease! Researchers at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary have developed a fantastic vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia. Thanks to their hard work, infection rates have dropped, and 34 adorable joeys have been born. Plus, there's a nifty micro-chip that gives koalas vaccine boosters without needing a shot!A mountain village in Papua New Guinea has been hit by a landslide, but Australian rescue teams are on the scene helping out. This beautiful but rainy country sees many landslides, and the brave rescuers are doing all they can to save lives and help the community recover. We're sending all our good wishes to the people of PNG!In the town of Lopburi, Thailand, monkeys are causing chaos! These clever macaques have outnumbered the people and are taking over. Shops are protected by wire fences, and even tasty fruit traps aren't fooling these cheeky critters. It's wild! Monkeys 1 - Humans 0!The Central Coast Mariners have made soccer history by winning the A-League grand final for the third year in a row! Fans went wild, storming the field in celebration. Meanwhile, over in England, Manchester United pulled off a huge upset, beating Man City 2-1 in the FA Cup Final. What a weekend for soccer fans!For the full episode transcript, click here.