ABC KIDS News Time

On today's show: Kids win a battle to recycle at school, bird-watching Aussies flock to their backyards, deaf dancers wow crowds, superstar scientists win awards, and archaeologists dig up an ancient toilet.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What powers the Kangaroo Inn Area School fish farm?2. How many minutes do you spend counting for the Aussie Backyard Bird Count?3. What does the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group do at the end of a show?4. What name was shared by the kids who won a Eureka Prize?5. How old is the ancient toilet dug up in Israel?TRICKY BONUS QUESTION:What Eureka Prize category did Doctor Nij win?ANSWERS:1. Sun2. 203. Put a spear in the ground4. Scarlett5. More than 2,700 years oldTRICKY BONUS ANSWER:Promoting understanding of science

On today's show: A camel farmer invents a mobile dairy, the world's oldest rainforest is handed back to its original carers, kids use computers to help combat COVID-19, scientists discover dinosaurs wagged their tails, and we celebrate International Day of the Girl.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What toy did Max use to help design his dairy?2. How old is the Daintree rainforest?3. What is the name of the website created by Jack, Darcy and Wesley?4. What type of dinosaur helped scientists discover that dinos wagged their tails?5. What is the name of the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition celebrating girls and women?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of Abbie's magazine?ANSWERS:1. Lego2. More than 180 million years3. COVIDBaseAU4. Coelophysis5. Know My NameBONUS TRICKY ANSWERHer Way

On today's show: sizzling bacon sounds help coral reefs, a teenager drives a tractor across Australia, scientists find out why certain vegetables are on the nose, an elderly man gives his hometown a present, and Indigenous rangers open a saltwater crocodile farm.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What type of starfish is damaging reefs?2. What is Sam Hughes' nickname?3. What vegetable species are cauliflower and brussels sprouts?4. How old is Manuel Souto?5. What do crocodile egg collectors carry for protection?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How many crocodiles can fit in the new farm?ANSWERS:1. Crown-of-thorns2. The Travelling Jackaroo3. Brassicas4. 825. Wooden paddlesBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:1,400

On today's show: An earthquake shakes eastern Australia, a five-year-old hikes across America, Space Cows track buffalo herds, a meat-eating flower is rediscovered, and Kiwi kids unearth a giant bird fossil.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What are the plates called that bump together and cause earthquakes?2. What is the name of the hiking trail that Harvey followed?3. What are buffalo and cattle damaging in the Top End?4.What colour is the re-discovered sun dew?5. What does waewaeroa mean?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Where in New Zealand was the giant penguin fossil found?ANSWERS:1. Tectonic plates2. Appalachian Trail3. Rock art, sacred sites, waterways4. Pink5. Long legsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:The west coast of New Zealand’s North Island

On today's show: A boat-sinking walrus, International Day of Sign Languages, golden slam winners, a new aunty, and bringing woolly mammoths back to life.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How much does Wally weigh?2. What is Australia's national sign language called?3. Where is Diede de Groot from?4. What state is Nukunu Country in?5. How long before scientists hope to have elephant-mammoth calves running around?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Where did Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott secure their Golden Slams?ANSWERS:1. 2,000 kilograms2. Auslan3. The Netherlands4. South Australia5. Six yearsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:US Open in New York

On today's show: School of the Air singers go viral, teddy bear bees swarm in the thousands, an asteroid gets a new name, a footballing family kicks goals, and fossil hunters find a walking whale.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What is the name of the School of the Air song?2. Where do Dawsons burrowing bees nest?3. What does '10040' mean in '10040 Ghillar'?4. How many times has Jarrod represented Australia in football?5. In which country was the walking whale fossil discovered?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Who is the country music singer that helped write the School of the Air song?ANSWERS:1. Biggest Classroom in the World2. Underground in West Australian clay pans3. It's the 10,040th asteroid to be officially named4. 175. EgyptBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Josh Arnold

Today we’ll celebrate a Paralympic win, ask ‘R U OK?', meet the kids welcoming arrivals from Afghanistan, find out why a tree was flown across the world, and discover which extinct creature is still alive.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many medals did Australian Paralympians just win?2. What type of gathering is helping the kids at Mogo Public School? 3. In which city did 89 people arrive from Afghanistan?4. What type of tree did Gautama Buddha sit beneath in India?5. What is the name of the island where the Gould's Mouse was found?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:In which Victorian city will the sapling be planted?ANSWERS:1. 802. Yarning circles3. Adelaide4. Bodhi tree5. Shark Bay IslandBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Bendigo

Ruby talks to ABC health and science journalist Tegan Taylor about why COVID19 is still here, what's being done about it, and how we can stay happy and healthy into the future.

Today, we’ll cheer along some of the world’s best athletes in the Paralympic Games, we'll snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, find out why The Wiggles need a bigger Big Red Car, meet a farmer who bought an entire town, and hear which animals make the best dads.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Where are the Paralympics being held?2. What does 'muga dhambi' mean?3. How old is new Wiggle Tsehay?4. What are the people of Hebel calling Frank?5. What was the gorilla's name at Taronga Zoo?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How long has Anthony been a Wiggle?ANSWERS:1. Tokyo, Japan2. Big coral3. 154. The people's king5. KibabuBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:30 years

Today we’ll follow a rogue elephant herd across China, visit a school making picture books in Indigenous languages, wear purple clothes for rainbow kids, find out what world leaders are doing to tackle climate change, and meet the winners of the Children’s Book of the Year Awards.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many Asian elephants live in China today?2. What does Ngayulu Paku Pulka mean?3. What date is Wear it Purple day?4. What issue does the United Nations' new report address?5. Who wrote Aster's Good, Right Things?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of Zeno Sworder's book?ANSWERS:1. About 3002. I'm so tired3. August 274. Climate change5. Kate GordonBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:This Small Blue Dot