
October 22, 2026
Season 42 Episode 7 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
Features include the Pacific hurricanes, a Mars record, student protests, a shipwreck and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the Pacific hurricane season, a new record set on Mars, student protests in Europe, a shorter workweek in Brazil, the rescue of orangutans in Indonesia, an ancient shipwreck, a new dinosaur, the biggest pumpkin in the world and more!
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October 22, 2026
Season 42 Episode 7 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the Pacific hurricane season, a new record set on Mars, student protests in Europe, a shorter workweek in Brazil, the rescue of orangutans in Indonesia, an ancient shipwreck, a new dinosaur, the biggest pumpkin in the world and more!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Hi and welcome to KET's News Starks.
Hope everyone is for some current events.
shoutout to the Major League each other in the 2026 World will be up against the Tampa series starting Friday, October Quiz, starting with today's pull the answer to this memories.
What is the name of author A.A.
Milne?
This variety of stuffed-animal habitat.
But he also has a who owns him.
Disney turned cohorts into cartoons, their parks, and even stuffed with in your own home.
Can you of the bear character created have that answer in just a few Topping our news today, we've climate pattern and how it causing more extreme weather.
several long-lasting hurricanes year.
The strength of those Cyclone Energy, or ACE, has 2018.
The record-breaking ACE Pacific that sends storms coasts of the U.S., Mexico, and isn't over yet.
The Pacific from mid-May until the end of To space now, where NASA's also broken a record.
This one vehicle ever has on the surface 11th, the rover reached 28.10 record set by NASA's made that record distance in Opportunity took nearly 15 miles.
Much of that is because capabilities.
The rover uses an which allows it to take images 3D map of hazards and plots its calls "thinking while driving."
exploring some of the oldest solar system.
NASA recently extension -- which will allow of 2028.
Time now for the first part of Questions 1 and 2.
Question 1 - hurricanes are measured by A. ACME B. ACE C. CASE Question 2 - That strength the ... A. Pacific Ocean B. Indian Ocean C. Persian Gulf Questions 3 and 4 are going the rover that recently broke the Opportunity B. Perseverance C. Curiosity And Question 4 - The Mars rover because of A. autonomous navigation B. thinking while driving C. both A and B More protests are happening in education.
Teachers and taking to the streets to show and call for better salaries teachers.
Some teachers are refuse to work -- until earlier this month about France.
Those protests have focus not only on education, In Brazil, people took to the workweek... and it worked.
constitutional amendment to from 44 to 40 hours without a without reducing pay.
It Latin America.
Several enacted similar legislation.
Lula da Silva, who supports the election with challenger Flávio Wildfires are raging in the much of the area in a thick largest nation that is an more than 17,000 islands oceans.
Its capital is Jakarta.
fueled the forest fires, animals there.
In Borneo, endangered orangutans that were the smoke.
The three mothers males were relocated to a Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
Question 5 is Protesters in Spain and France ... A. climate change B. education C. government Work less for Question 6. approved in A. Italy B. Spain C. Brazil And Question 7 is about the orangutans were displaced by A. Indonesia B. Malaysia C. Singapore Underwater archaeologists of the world's oldest made near an island off the Mediterranean Sea.
shipwreck happened more than ship's wooden hull the cargo remained remarkably -- which are storage vessels Bronze Age.
In the United Kingdom, scientists to a new species of distant relatives of this megaraptoran wasn't quite probably was more agile and two-legged carnivores that grew on the smaller size of the predator.
And talk about big -- are underway to find the most a recent competition brought You might wonder what it takes these.
The growers say you must giant pumpkins.
Prepare your growing vines and pumpkin as The winner at this competition But that doesn't hold a world record winner.
That Rhode Island this year.
This 3,156 pounds!!
Now that's a lot Time to weigh in on the final 8 is a deep dive.
The scientists studying the underwater A. botanists B. archaeologists C. paleontologists Question 9 is a distant The new dinosaur species Kingdom is a type of ... A. megaraptoran B. megalosaurus C. And Question 10 has growing Good soil preparation is a key Is that statement True... or... False?
Time for a quick shoutout to my School in Jefferson County, >> I got to pay these News Quiz your great questions.
Speaking great answers to our latest some of your book >> attends fifth grade at Oak Kansas and recommends a book "I recommend 'Smile' by Raina you what having braces is like.
book helped me expect what was book with friend and family Fourth grader Olivia from North County, Kentucky has a "I would recommend 'Scary Alvin Schwartz because it is a with friends if you want to get Rowan is a fifth grader at Ruth Thomas, Kentucky and is biographical books.
"I would Was?
series.
There are books 'Who Is Dolly Parton?'
I've my fourth one.
It explains they grew up or what they do."
And Aspen is in the fifth grade ALASKA!
This student's choice had to choose a favorite book, A History of Yummy Experiments' Desserts' by Victoria Grace because they talk about recipes, legends and more.
an awesome history about food There's still one more week for recommendations.
Think about that you just couldn't put down would you recommend?
And why someone else?
Send your book NewsQuiz@ket.org... Or use the sure to include your name, name in your response!
Now the Challenge Question.
>> The bear character created the willy, nilly, silly old Did you know Winnie the Pooh -- a century ago!
To celebrate York Public Library has a Pooh at 100" exhibition.
editions of A.A.
Milne's books, Tigger, Piglet and other Pooh dolls that visitors love And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is... B. ACE or accumulated cyclone strength.
The answer to question 2 is... The Pacific Ocean is where the The answer to question 3 is... B. Perseverance is the Mars distance record.
The answer to question 4 is... C. The Mars rover uses thinking while driving to cover The answer to question 5 is... B. Education is an issue for France.
The answer to question 6 is... Brazil recently approved The answer to question 7 is... A. Indonesia is where the The answer to question 8 is... B. Underwater archaeologists Turkey.
The answer to question 9 is... A. The new dinosaur species is And the answer to question 10 True.
Good soil preparation is >> the giant pumpkins.
And heard about or experienced cat consider enjoying coffee with a >> Six alpacas are the star Serbia.
Guests can get a drink Then it's picture time with the alpaca!
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