On this episode of News Time you’ll meet a teenager who can lift more than her own body weight, we’ll do our best to track down a green drink that’s taken the world by storm, and then we’ll inspect some royal subjects in our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. How long did it used to take the residents of Burringurrah to do their weekly groceries?

2. How much weight could Carly lift at the recent national championships?

3. Which continent are fire ants native to?

4. What colour is matcha tea?

5. What is the title of the people whose job is to count and check the swans?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is matcha made from?

Answers

1. Ten hours

2. 52 kilograms

3. South America

4. Green

5. Swan Uppers

Bonus Tricky Answer

Tencha leaves

Ruby hands this special episode of News Time over to junior reporter Miranda whose home town in northern New South Wales is being invaded by cane toads.

Miranda also interviews experts about other invasive species in Australia like fire ants, cats and horses. We find out how they got here and what's being done to prevent them spreading further.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What is the scientific name for cane toads?
2. 2.What is behind a cane toad's ear drum?
3. 3.Which Australian state were cane toads first introduced to?
4. 4.How did fire ants get to Australia?
5. 5.How many native animals do cats eat every night in Australia?

Bonus Tricky Question

What year were cane toads brought to Australia?

Answers

1. 1.Bufo marinus
2. 2.A poison gland
3. 3.Queensland
4. 4.In shipping containers
5. 5.About 8 million

Bonus Tricky Answer

1935

• Special thanks to South Grafton Public School for their help with this episode.

This week on News Time you’ll hear about a puzzling new dinosaur discovery, we’ll hit the road in a vehicle powered by veggies, and then meet some cheeky animals in a sticky situation for our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. What does Ian use to power his ute?

2. Where have the migrating whales swum from?

3. What is the name of the newly discovered dinosaur?

4. Which country won the recent Deaf Rugby Pacific Rim Championship?

5. Where did the bears find honey?

Bonus Tricky Question

What does enigmacursor mean?

Answers

1. Vegetable oil

2. Antarctica

3. Enigmacursor

4. Fiji (in both men's and women's)

5. A storage room

Bonus Tricky Answer

Puzzling runner