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Today in the news, we'll hear how penguin poo is making snow melt, and how a controversial pizza topping is causing a stir in the pineapple capital....
Quiz Questions
1.What was the penguin poo feeding in Antarctica to make the snow melt?
2.What was the name of the Burramattagal plant collector being recognised at Powerhouse Parramatta?
3.Which fruit caused the big pizza debate?
Answers
1.Green snow algae
2.Daniel Moowattin
3.Pineapple

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 Questions
1.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 impaired
3.How many human faces can magpies recognise?
Answers
1.November 11
2.Braille
3.About 30
News Noodler
If 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 Questions
1.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?
Answers
1.Reduce, reuse, recycle!
2.Pay for his fellow students to get swimming lessons.
3.Darug
News Noodler
Archie 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 Questions
1.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? 
Answers
1.The cello
2.Festival of Lights
3.They might have been swept there by a flood.  
News Noodler
What 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 Questions
1. 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 B
3.What sort of birds did the students have to mimic?
Answers
1.A poetry slam
2.Biodiversity
3.Native Australian Birds
News Noodler
If 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...