
November 21, 2024
Season 40 Episode 11 | 14m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include counterfeit art, soccer in Ukraine, a Christmas dinosaur and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about a presidential White House meeting, congressional leadership, the COP29 UN climate summit, farming solutions in Zimbabwe, a new Chinese port in Peru, counterfeit art, soccer in Ukraine, health benefits of walking, a Christmas dinosaur and more!
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November 21, 2024
Season 40 Episode 11 | 14m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about a presidential White House meeting, congressional leadership, the COP29 UN climate summit, farming solutions in Zimbabwe, a new Chinese port in Peru, counterfeit art, soccer in Ukraine, health benefits of walking, a Christmas dinosaur and more!
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We're happy to have a today from Northside Elementary everyone, thanks for joining is Thanksgiving.
With that in Thanksgiving Challenge Which president declared holiday?
The first feast may Pilgrims and Wampanoag people holiday didn't begin until hailed from Kentucky and signed Can you think of him?
Which president declared holiday?
We'll give you the answer, election, the peaceful transfer Biden to President-elect Donald the Oval Office at the White leaders is a traditional presidential election.
President-elect Trump on his discussed the upcoming changes.
Republicans have won the of Representatives.
The House House Mike Johnson, will the Senate, where Republicans Senator John Thune of South majority leader.
Senator Thune Mitch McConnell, who is Republican leadership role that Leaders from all over the world climate summit in Azerbaijan country that straddles Europe Caspian Sea and the countries country's capital.
COP29 stands and is a meeting for leaders to year.
This year, scientists say will hit records and the to rise.
They say the world emissions by 42 percent by 2030 global warming.
Experts say it will cost the major changes needed to and some countries don't have like the U.S. and China that are being asked to step up to switch to clean energy, adapt rebuild after damage from Time now for the first part of are about the leadership roles.
Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back to the news.
The U.S. is in the African country of of drought.
The U.S. Agency for or U.S. AID, is helping farmers water.
The corn farmers are water and isn't providing some farmers are growing chili require less water.
And up, using solar-powered the driest areas.
In Peru, a new megaport is from local residents.
Peru is America on the Pacific Ocean.
Bolivia, among other countries.
leaders hope the large new port Peru will make shipping faster The port will also have trucks, improving efficiency.
China's President Xi Jinping annual meeting of the Cooperation Forum.
Local villagers say the port areas, wiping out their income.
expected businesses located thousands of new jobs for the And in Europe an undercover counterfeit art ring with more masterpieces.
The network of of paintings by Andy Warhol, artists.
They then tried to unsuspecting buyers at auction some of the auction houses were 38 people were arrested.
sold for well over two million There's no faking the second 5 takes us to Africa.
Some people aren't happy about And Question 7 was a special Back to the news.
Soccer is as it is called there.
For the Russia broke out in 2022, holding its first full season on the field draped in flags, and were welcomed by eager to return to some sort of and games are often interrupted cuts.
Many of the players are war.
Health experts say you can mental health... by taking one way to get the 2 and a half U.S. surgeon general recommends the risk of heart disease, high depression, and many types of blood sugar levels, strengthens you sleep better.
A couple of mixed-up animals find their way home.
First, an found about a year ago some been returned to its native The Kemp's ridley sea turtle Netherlands in Europe after it fishing boat.
On the other side penguin is being nursed back to malnourished on a beach in 2-thousand miles from its And now here's the final part back on the pitch.
One step in front of the other And Question 10 is a little lost.
Have you been thinking about study in school?
Here's a last Answers on this topic.
Jerion is a 5th Grader at Baker County, Kentucky who wants more Aria is in the 4th Grade at County, Kentucky and likes a Kat is in the 6th Grade at School in Illinois.
Kat wants And 5th Grader Lucy from Little like world knowledge.
Great with us.
Now Lucy, our next a little insight!
We want to know... What is your If your family has a for the holidays, tell us about grandmother's corn pudding, or your mom makes for you each special occasion food?
Tempt letters to us via email at: form at KET.org/newsquiz.
Be grade, school, and teacher's we'll share some of your And speaking of turkey day, Who WAS the president that made holiday?
Well, that would be Thanksgiving was often in different states until 1863. established the last Thursday across the United States.
And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... A.
President Joe Biden hosted White House.
The answer to question 2 is...
The Republicans hold the Senate now.
The answer to question 3 is... subject of the COP-29 summit.
The answer to question 4 is... causing Earth's average The answer to question 5 is... A. Chili peppers are a new crop The answer to question 6 is... C. Peru is home to China's new The answer to question 7 is... B.
Forged artwork was the The answer to question 8 is... A.
Football is back in Ukraine.
The answer to question 9 is... C. Walking improves BOTH mental And the answer to question 10 turtle were both discovered And finally today, London, Museum has officially caught >> spirit.
Their animatronic new festive designs -- which image of Fern the Diplodocus, That's a big Santa hat!
That wraps it up for us today.
weeks.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving
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