
November 7, 2024
Season 40 Episode 9 | 14m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include the presidential election, eco-friendly pencils, Daylight Saving Time and more!
This episode of News Quiz features an update on the 2024 U.S. presidential election plus stories about flash flooding in Spain, coral bleaching, refugees in Uganda, Daylight Saving Time, the MLB World Series champions, eco-friendly pencils, Hello Kitty’s birthday, a dog-walking world record, and more!
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November 7, 2024
Season 40 Episode 9 | 14m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features an update on the 2024 U.S. presidential election plus stories about flash flooding in Spain, coral bleaching, refugees in Uganda, Daylight Saving Time, the MLB World Series champions, eco-friendly pencils, Hello Kitty’s birthday, a dog-walking world record, and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
As you know, our on Tuesday, November 5th.
After Republican candidate and former again elected to lead our Democratic candidate, Vice We will have more about the Quiz.
For now, let's get into election-related Challenge How often do U.S. voters elect this hint... it's a matter of election happens on a set instructions in our former President Trump's case - office again.
And if elected in office.
But how long is that elect a new president?
We'll after the news.
First today, we take you to with the aftermath of the worst century.
Spain is a country on It is bordered by Portugal and and the Atlantic Ocean.
Its a rainstorm prompted monstrous the Valencia region of Spain, coast.
Walls of rushing water away cars and people.
More than were lowered to half-staff countries are sending aid to People on Spain's Mediterranean that can cause flooding, but that caught many residents off Countries around the world are coral reefs, which could be on New research shows 77 percent affected by bleaching.
coral drives out the algae that loses its color, becoming even that stress lasts a long time.
changes in ocean temperature, or too much sunlight.
bleaching is the largest on over the world, and is due to because of climate change.
was convened by the United conference... so countries can are vital ecosystems that ocean life.
Time now for the first part of are about the natural disaster.
Questions 3 and 4 are about Back to the news.
One African refugees back on their feet, they have.
Uganda is located in landlocked and surrounded by including South Sudan, Kenya capital of Uganda.
Refugees are their native countries because circumstances.
Uganda is home million refugees.
But their so they are asking for medical supplies and money are more self-reliant as they make Did you remember to change your Many of us gained an hour of wound down for this year.
and more darkness in the some people to feel tired, sad, ways to battle those winter recommended.
Sunlight in the brighten our mood.
So outside in the winter as well: in some fresh air.
They also helpful.
Don't isolate yourself Instead, give a friend a call, sad, reach out to your doctor Now turning to a touch of archaeologists from Tulane unexplored Mayan settlements in findings say more than 65 located in a jungle near 15-hundred-year-old buildings New technology led to the Ranging, or lidar, allowed jungle's tree canopy to see Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
The country in but needs help.
Question 6 includes helpful Question 7 is an exciting Congratulations are in order who won the Major League week!
The Dodgers defeated the exciting Game 5 at Yankee home by fans cheering in the celebration with fireworks at met in the World Series 12 two teams in history.
To Serbia now... where a couple creates pencils from old called "New Pen," and their graphite, recycled unsold and locally sourced cornstarch around 10-thousand graphite and and sells them all over Europe.
recyclable, and no new trees And happy birthday to... turned 50 years old recently exhibition in Tokyo.
The created by a Japanese company in 1974.
The creator she is supposed to be an name "Kitty White"... and not a And now here's the final part about the World Series champs.
Question 9 is in writing.
And question 10 is celebrating a Have you been thinking about subject would you like to have Let's see what some of you are Grader at James Madison Middle Kentucky and wants some >> Noah is a 5th grader at who has future careers in mind.
is a 3rd Grader at Berea County, Kentucky who wants Now 4th Grader Gregory from speaks for lots of you.
And from Clays Mill Lexington, Kentucky, Jazlin Excellent answers!
So what If you haven't sent us your from you.
If you could add a would it be?
>> Send your letters to us via use the form at include your name, grade, your response!
If U.S. history of yours, you probably knew the Question.
Did you get it?
U.S. voters elect a new So, a U.S. president's term in >> Candidates can be elected years in office.
But that is allowed.
Unlike other serve indefinitely.
That's why citizens to vote in our our local leaders as well.
>> And here are the rest of question 1 is... A. Spain is located at point A on The answer to question 2 is... C. Spain is dealing with the The answer to question 3 is... bleaching.
The answer to question 4 is... discussing bleaching solutions.
The answer to question 5 is... on the map.
The answer to question 6 is... B. Lighttherapy is a big way to The answer to question 7 is... A.
A Mexican jungle is where discovered.
The answer to question 8 is... B.
The Dodgers defeated the New World Series title.
The answer to question 9 is... A. Eco-pencils are made from And the answer to question 10 years old.
And finally today... Guinness World Record for... 12-minute, 1-kilometer walk >> 38 dogs on leashes.
It took the dogs, then Mitchell broke included just 36 dogs!
That's here next week for more News
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