
October 31, 2024
Season 40 Episode 8 | 14m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Features include the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates, the origins of Halloween, Diwali and more!
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates, the updated White House tour, an E. coli outbreak, the Panama Canal, girls in aviation, Siamese crocodiles, the origins of Halloween, additions to the National Toy Hall of Fame, Diwali, and more!
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October 31, 2024
Season 40 Episode 8 | 14m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of News Quiz features stories about the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates, the updated White House tour, an E. coli outbreak, the Panama Canal, girls in aviation, Siamese crocodiles, the origins of Halloween, additions to the National Toy Hall of Fame, Diwali, and more!
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Happy Halloween!
question -- which is about a festival originated in which right now... this year, it November 3... but the third day the main day of the festival.
world... but the "festival of Can you name it?
The Diwali country?
We'll have that We are less than a week away election and the candidates are votes.
Former President Donald -- he is running for a second He and his running mate, Ohio visiting swing states like and Michigan in the final days Kamala Harris is the democratic her running mate, Minnesota campaign stops in some of those Walz visited Kentucky last Kentucky today.
Most states allows you to cast a ballot Voting rules vary by state, but election day is next Tuesday, Don't forget you can still episode of News Quiz at After the election the White House in Washington, D.C. and his or her family live, Since it's a building that are public tours that take 10 thousand people visit the Recently current first lady, to the tour, including opening Room and putting in replicas of items so they can be touched to lady, who is a teacher, wanted through feeling, hearing and installed speakers and screens can witness some of the discussions that have happened Time now for the first part of are about the upcoming Questions 3 and 4 are about the D.C. landmark.
Back to the news.
Your favorite not-so-happy.
McDonald's paused pounder hamburgers in some to a food poisoning called E. bacteria that can cause serious 50 people have gotten sick and investigation found raw onions could be a likely source of the Now to Panama... where the the Panama Canal from the for debate.
The Panama Canal is runs through the country of It connects the Atlantic Ocean major passage for trade so around South America.
The canal droughts, and the plan for a would continue to operate However, it would also mean have to relocate to make way Canal was constructed in 1914 of the government's budget.
Back here at home, students at up-close look at some cool is the industry and activities planes and helicopters.
Girls opportunities and skills needed traditionally male-dominated pilots in the Kentucky National simulators and even took a it's made.
The Academy at specific to careers in Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.
Question 5 is Question 6 is a map question.
And Question 7 is flying high.
Conservation work in Cambodia endangered crocodile species!
Southeast Asia known for its beaches.
Phnom Penh is the past decade, conservationists to save Siamese crocodiles.
the Cambodian government and a positive progress.
Dozens of throughout a project area set crocodiles.
As those eggs brighter for these crocodile Do you have any idea where some come from?
Many folklore its roots in the Irish Celtic immigrants probably brought U.S. with them.
A legend about Jack, lead to jack-o-lanterns And there was a tradition of wouldn't open their doors to Researchers say Americans have traditions - and more gory And in case you're already holidays, maybe something from wish list!
The Toy Hall of Fame Museum of Play in Rochester, currently has 84 toys including jigsaw puzzle from the 1700's.
2024 honor, with 3 or 4 winners finalists include the games Academy, along with balloons And now here's the final part getting new life.
Question 9 has lots of history.
And you've probably played with In just another week, we'll the 2024 election.
In the more of your ideas about traits 6th Grader Preslyn, from W.B.
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Are you celebrating this week's answered India - you are also known as the festival of Variations of the traditional all over the world.
A new law official state holiday for some New York, New Jersey and Texas official holiday in some And here are the rest of question 1 is... B. Donald Trump is the Republican The answer to question 2 is... Kamala Harris is the Democratic The answer to question 3 is C. president's home.
The answer to question 4 is...
True.
Replicas of some items can touch them during White The answer to question 5 is...
The E. coli outbreak was linked The answer to question 6 is...
The Panama Canal is at A on the The answer to question 7 is... Aviation refers to the industry aircrafts.
The answer to question 8 is... also C. Siamese crocodiles are The answer to question 9 is... A.
A festival from Ireland may traditions.
And the answer to question 10 is where Sequence and balloons And finally today... Halloween animals at the Whipsnade Zoo in just one way to enjoy those >> The pumpkins were carved yaks, endangered macaques and didn't even have to wear a That's it for us today.
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