On this episode of News Time, we'll get the buzz on World Bee Day, we’ll dive to the bottom of the sea searching for shipwrecks, and then we’ll pop on a pair of wings and a beak for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What name has the new pope given himself?

2. How many different species of bee are in Australia?

3. Nearly 1,000 people from which NSW town relied on a public phone box during bushfires?

4. Which state government is looking to preserve shipwrecks?

5. What bird did Matt dress up as?

Bonus Tricky Question

How many shipwrecks are along the Queensland coast, and how many have been found?

Answers

1. Pope Leo XIV (the fourteenth)

2. Around 2,000

3. Narooma

4. Queensland

5. (Eurasian) Curlew

Bonus Tricky Answer

1400 shipwrecks, with only 200 found so far.

This week on News Time, we'll hear about some ice-cold innovation, meet an eight-year-old who has sifted out a significant seashell, and we'll roam an island for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. How many books were passed along the human chain?

2. What tool has been designed to help para-athletes get in and out of ice baths?

3. Freshwater turtles are known as the WHAT of the river?

4. What shell did Zora discover?

5. What breed of dog is Valerie?

Bonus Tricky Question

How many left-handed shells have ever been discovered?

Answers

1. More than 9,000

2. Transfer aids

3. Vacuum cleaners

4. A top shell, nicknamed a "left-handed" seashell

5. Miniature dachshund

Bonus Tricky Answer

Fewer than 20

This week on News Time, you'll hear five stories of awesome kids doing amazing things!

Quiz Questions

1. What sort of band does Zoe play in?

2. What is the name used for Australian sign language?

3. What prize is awarded to teenagers with ideas to help the environment?

4. Which famous person did one of the authors of Sweet Home want to read their book?

5. Sarah was the youngest ever player to represent which country in darts?

Bonus Tricky Question

What brass instrument does Zoe play?

Answers

1. A community brass band

2. Auslan

3. The Earth Prize

4. The Prime Minister

5. Papua New Guinea

Bonus Tricky Answer

Baritone horn