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In today's news, we’ll remember those affected by war... join a welcoming book club... and investigate a magpie with a very long memory!Quiz Questions1.On what date do we mark Remembrance Day?2.What is the name of the reading system that uses raised dots for the blind and vision impaired3.How many human faces can magpies recognise?Answers1.November 112.Braille3.About 30News NoodlerIf a magpie is trying to protect its babies, should you avoid the area for swooping season? Why or why not?

It's National Recycling Week! Time to reduce, reuse, and recycle.  Plus, as the weather heats up around the country, we'll meet a student making sure more Aussie kids can safely play in the water.  Quiz Questions1.Finish this phrase... reduce, reuse, re....2.What did Archie do with the money he raised?3.Is Kurrajong originally an English word, or a Darug word?Answers1.Reduce, reuse, recycle!2.Pay for his fellow students to get swimming lessons.3.DarugNews NoodlerArchie raised money to help his fellow students get swimming lessons. Can you think of a problem at your school or preschool that needs solving? And can you think of a solution? It can be a sensible solution, or a silly one! 

Right now, in Far North Queensland, there’s a pair of cows stranded on a tropical island! You'll hear all about that in our Wow of the Week... Quiz Questions1.Which instrument does winning musician Charlotte play?2.Diwali is the Festival of what?3.How might the cows have gotten to the tropical island? Answers1.The cello2.Festival of Lights3.They might have been swept there by a flood.  News NoodlerWhat do you think should happen next to the cows? Should they be left there, or brought back to live on a farm? Why?

Kids are awesome, but I don't need to tell you that, you already know! To celebrate some courageous kids, today's episode is all about young people making big impacts.  Quiz Questions1. What's the sort of competition that Blake won called? A poetry slam, a poetry smash or a poetry pulverise?2.What's the word for lots of different plant and animal species living in one area? Hint: it starts with the letter B3.What sort of birds did the students have to mimic?Answers1.A poetry slam2.Biodiversity3.Native Australian BirdsNews NoodlerIf you were to write a poem about something important to you, what would you write it about? Maybe you could even start to write one for real... 

Australia has a brand-new airport and it's already causing commotion... Plus, some ancient Egyptian artefacts are being removed from displays overseas, I wonder why? Shall we find out together? Quiz Questions1.Where was the person in the story trying to fly to when they accidentally ended up in Western Sydney?2.What's being taken off display at some museums in Scotland?3.What's the name of the chaotic seal? Hint: It's a rhyming name.  Answers1.Western Australia2.Mummies!3.Neil the Seal! News Noodler, a question to ponder by yourself or with others.  What do you think of the mummies being removed from display? Can you see the arguments on both sides of the story?

Today's show features snail shells that can decode the past, rugby players representing their nations and youth protests that have spread across Europe.Quiz Questions1.Where is the Rugby League World Cup being held this year? 2.Who started the protests happening in Europe at the moment? Was it school students, or office workers?3.What might spaced out rings indicate on a snails shell? Answers1.Here, in Australia. 2.School Students3.Lots of rain! News NoodlerIt's pretty cool that we can learn about the past from a snails shell... can you think of other ways we can learn about the past? What other clues are out there?

In today’s episode, we're searching for a long lost plane wreck from an aviation trailblazer.  Plus, hear from the winner of News in my neighbourhood – a competition you can enter, too. Hear the details in this episode, or ask your grown-up to search for News in My Neighbourhood on ABC Education. Quiz Questions1.Which is more serious, a red card or a yellow card?2.Where do Joyce's family live?3.Did they find Amelia Earhart's plane? Answers1.A red card2.Hong Kong3.Nope! It's still lostNews NoodlerJoyce uses video calls to stay in touch with her family overseas. Can you think of some other ways you could stay connected to friends or family who don't live near you? 

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 Questions1.What was the result of the meeting – was the leap second saved, or scrapped? 2.What sport does Reema play?3.What do they call underground trains in London? Is it the tube, the subway or the tiddly-pop? Answers1.The leap second was scrapped! They're no longer a thing. 2.Wheelchair basketball. 3.The tube.  News NoodlerIs 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 Questions1.What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting?2.What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for?  3.How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100? Answers1.Rain.2.Matildas. They're the Paramatildas.  3.Six!News NoodlerDo 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 Questions1.Which language are the kids and adults learning?2.About how old is the shipwreck?3.In which country would you find the rare bee, Hylaeus navai?  Answers1.Gumbaynggirr2.4,500 years.3.Fiji.  News NoodlerThink about the different languages spoken by people you know or have met... why is it important to learn, protect and speak different languages?