
February 27, 2025
Season 40 Episode 20 | 15m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Ukraine and Russia, the G20, Mount Etna, Giant Pandas
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the war between Russia and Ukraine, the G20 gathering in South Africa, flood cleanup in Kentucky, Mount Etna’s recent eruption, the Mayan calendar, the Stax Music Academy, windmills in the Netherlands, the SS United States, giant pandas, and more! News Quiz is KET’s weekly 15-minute current events program for students.
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February 27, 2025
Season 40 Episode 20 | 15m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the war between Russia and Ukraine, the G20 gathering in South Africa, flood cleanup in Kentucky, Mount Etna’s recent eruption, the Mayan calendar, the Stax Music Academy, windmills in the Netherlands, the SS United States, giant pandas, and more! News Quiz is KET’s weekly 15-minute current events program for students.
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Can you believe it's Spring is just around the changes, we'll start seeing new that in mind, here's our What is the name for the some invertebrates?
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We'll have that our news this week -- Leaders discuss how to bring an end to the second-largest country in which borders it to the east Kyiv.
In 2022, Russia invaded been at war since.
U.S. recently met in Saudi Arabia to discuss possible peace talks Donald Trump and Russian discussed Ukraine in a phone meeting.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr President Trump as well and who are also calling for peace third anniversary of the war.
On the African continent, discuss global economic issues The 2025 meeting was held in country at the southernmost tip include Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Atlantic and Indian oceans.
includes the world's major plus the European Union.
solutions to financial issues South African President Cyril gathering and called on the common purpose.
South Africa G20 this year -- the first Secretary of State Marco Rubio officials did not attend.
South Africa Dana Brown Time now for the first part of take us to Ukraine.
Questions 3 and 4 also have an Back to the news... Kentucky is aftermath of historic floods.
a round of snow after the difficult for crews to repair The repairs are estimated to dollars.
Meanwhile, many school out how to make up the school weather-related closures this one proposed bill would allow instruction, or NTI, days... when in-person school is In another part of the world, away from lava flows on Mount most active volcano.
It's the island of Sicily in Italy.
2025 on February 8th and many the lava up close.
The mountain ignoring the restrictions in Some tourists are even skiing mountain covered with snow and And in another part of the Mayan people are celebrating a Guatemala is a country in Mexico.
It's the most populous Its capital is Guatemala City.
Mayan site of Kaminaljuyu.
a new era, or cycle, in the in Guatemala have different several different calendars human cycles.
However, all usher in the Mayan new year.
months, as opposed to the U.S.
Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
Question 5 is Question 6 is hot.
Question 7 ushers in a fresh observe Black History Month, an Tennessee held specially themed The Stax Music Academy is where Stax Records produced 1960s and '70s.
During emphasis on that heritage while sing, dance and play afterschool program.
Then, several different concerts for the community.
In the Netherlands, there's a milling.
The Netherlands is a The country is bordered by for tulips, cycling and Netherlands' capital.
>> Milling is the art of working order.
While the nation modern mills for energy are more than 100 years old are used as a source of power for or to run saws and other push to train millers -- the running.
Training takes about 3 work.
>> And back in the U.S., an old as an artificial reef.
The SS amazing speed back in the 1969 and has been owned by past few years, the SS United River in south Philadelphia, however, is Okaloosa County in ship off the Florida coast and divers.
Plus, it will benefit in the area.
Now let's sink into the final sing along with Question 8.
The wind is moving in Question 9.
And you'll have to dive for Now let's see how you answered about your favorite books!
Robertson County School in eye-opening book.
6th Grader Austin is from Oklahoma and is floating over a Harper is in the 3rd Grade at Dakota and is taking notes This 3rd Grader, Henry from Thomas, Kentucky, is enjoying a And this one got the top vote from Mrs. Meadowbrook Elementary in Great choices!
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Send your NewsQuiz@ket.org... Or use the sure to include your name, name in your response!
Now, were you challenged by our out of your hard shell... said... Exoskeleton, then you protective outer shell on some creatures.
Krill - a main dish - are crustaceans with critters are considered surviving climate change and feed those other animals.
satellites to track krill protecting this important And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the The answer to question 2 is... C. Ukraine is located at C on The answer to question 3 is A.
The G20 met in South Africa.
The answer to question 4 is... South Africa is located at B on The answer to question 5 is... A. NTI stands for The answer to question 6 is... Mount Etna is a volcano.
The answer to question 7 is... A. Guatemala is home to the The answer to question 8 is... B.
The Stax Music Academy held performances.
The answer to question 9 is... C. Millers take care of the And the answer to question 10 The SS United States will soon finally today... A set of twins >> in Germany is catching a lot the twins are panda cubs -- and debut with their mom.
Leni and were born last August at the location in Germany where Leni and Lotti are the second facility.
And the twins wrap it you back here next week for
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