
December 12, 2024
Season 40 Episode 13 | 14m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include the rebel victory in Syria, Notre Dame’s re-opening, wind-powered ships and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the rebel victory in Syria, lake-effect snow and the Great Lakes, Notre Dame’s re-opening, a new popemobile, wind-powered cargo ships, Hawaiian crows, sumo wrestling, and more!
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December 12, 2024
Season 40 Episode 13 | 14m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the rebel victory in Syria, lake-effect snow and the Great Lakes, Notre Dame’s re-opening, a new popemobile, wind-powered cargo ships, Hawaiian crows, sumo wrestling, and more!
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Giant pandas are native to what Asian continent.
It is one of world and home to more than 1.4 of the things this country is of it?
Giant pandas are native to what We'll have that answer for you, international news, rebel capital of Damascus, ending a than 12 years.
Syria is a bordered by Turkey, Iraq, and Their civil war began in 2011 leader, President Bashar fought back against his support of terrorist groups.
though, Bashar al-Assad from Syria.
He went to Moscow, protection.
The Assad family After the rebels' success, the Syrian capital.
Residents Assad's house, as well as in Now, the United States and leaders can stabilize their government.
Here in the U.S., residents in digging out from a one-two The Great Lakes region refers Great Lakes.
It includes of Canada.
Back-to-back close to six feet of snow in burying cars and knocking out when cold air driven by wind In the case of this winter been experiencing record warmth with high wind gusts caused several states.
Time now for the first part of are governing factors.
Questions 3 and 4 are about the Question 3 is true or false.
Back to the news.
An iconic its doors in grand fashion.
France suffered major damage 2019.
But French President historic Catholic church would Over the weekend, world leaders President Macron and Catholic doors and welcomed the public ceremony was followed by 8 days chance to come inside and structure.
Pope Francis, the worldwide was not on hand for Notre the church to be the focus of where the pope holds masses will likely catch attention.
environmental support and this line with that.
The electric specially designed as an open pope greets the public, and 2025 Jubilee.
And from the coast of France a de Sail is working on a cleaner the world... using wind energy.
cargo ships to use mainly wind, to sail the oceans.
supply limits the amount of The ships can carry 350 tons of engines to maneuver into and "park."
Hopefully you'll breeze through Quiz.
Restoration is at the Question 6 is going green.
And sail away with Question 7.
Back to the news... a rare released into the wild for the decades.
The alala - or extinct in the wild since 2002 species of Hawaiian crow.
disease from introduced species the wild.
Five of the birds release by the San Diego Zoo just released back into the time --restoring this species to its natural habitat.
The natural habitat for sumo but a special tournament is time in 34 years, the historic will host a Grand Sumo the second official sumo event in the sport's 15-hundred-year specific requirements for time the event was held at this flooring, backstage chairs and weight-tested and extra-large participants!
Sumo is the originated as a sacred ceremony bountiful harvest.
In Kentucky, a well-known of a new movie.
"Ethan around the state, was the grand Christmas Parade last week, and California was there to capture about the dog's life.
Ethan was shelter three years ago, and a worker at the shelter.
numerous awards and his owner increasing the penalty for Ethan has traveled the state and people.
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Question 9 is Heavy.
And Question 10 is almost famous.
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China is the native country for country that loans these kind of diplomatic gesture.
live at Ocean Park, a zoo in mainland China.
To kick off thousands of panda sculptures Some were fashioned by auctioned to raise funds for And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. Syria was ruled by the Assad The answer to question 2 is... Asylum, or protection, is what The answer to question 3 is... includes parts of the U.S. and The answer to question 4 is... B. Lake-effect snow happens water.
The answer to question 5 is... again opened its doors.
The answer to question 6 is... An electric vehicle will be The answer to question 7 is... Wind power is what the French transport cargo.
The answer to question 8 is... habitat of the alala - or The answer to question 9 is... national sport of Japan.
And the answer to question 10 A movie about "Ethan Almighty" And finally today... Christmas nation's capital this season.
chosen to officially light the after winning an essay contest.
than 300 volunteers helped deck Christmas trees with more than want to take those down!
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