This week on News Time we’ll dive deep underwater to listen to a rather loud shark, we’ll hear about a school that students can’t wait to attend, and then we’ll blast into space for our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What job does Aleli's dad have in the surf?

2. What United Nations day is being marked this week?

3. In which country did the scientists study the noisy shark?

4. How many metres high are the new classrooms?

5. What filled the universe for millions of years after the Big Bang?

Bonus tricky question

What is one of the many names given to the noisy shark?

Answers

1. Spotter

2. International Mother Earth Day

3. New Zealand

4. Four

5. A gassy fog

Bonus Tricky Answer

Kapetā, gummy shark, spotted estuary smooth-hound, or spotted dogfish

On News Time this week, we blast off into space to see what astronauts are growing for food, hear about a little insect with a big appetite, and meet some scaly sailors.

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the local AFL team whose uniforms are washed by Linda?

2. Where did Wanda’s family go for camping holidays?

3. What type of mushrooms are the astronauts wanting to grow?

4. How quickly can native fungi defeat the fall armyworm?

5. What is the name of the ocean that the iguanas floated across?

Bonus tricky question

What is the name of the material the astronauts took with them to grow mushrooms?

Answers

1. Boston Tigers

2. The beach

3. Oyster mushrooms

4. In less than 24 hours

5. The Pacific

Bonus Tricky Answer

Substrate

This week on News Time, political reporter Shalailah Medhora hosts a special episode about Australia’s federal election.

We find out how elections work, why kids can’t vote, what a political party is (spoiler: there’s no fairy bread), and what politicians do in Parliament House.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What date is the 2025 federal election?
2. 2.How old do you have to be to vote in Australia?
3. 3.What colour are the seats in the Senate?
4. 4.Has Australia ever had an Independent prime minister?
5. 5.What are the four biggest political parties in Australia?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the name of the chamber in Parliament House with green seats?

Answers

1. 1.The 3rd of May
2. 2.18
3. 3.Red
4. 4.No
5. 5.Labor, Liberals, Nationals, Greens

Bonus Tricky Answer

The House of Representatives