Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
On this week’s News Time, you’ll hear about a family who’s received a message from 100 years in the past, and we’ll go on a quest to identify a mysterious animal prowling around a forest. Then we’ll put on our dancing shoes for a very wild Wow of the Week!
Quiz Questions
1. Where has the mango been grown and developed?
2. Who won the 2025 NSW Premier's Spelling Bee?
3. What was inside the glass bottle?
4. What breed of dog (not lion!) is Mouse?
5. How long did GrassHopper dance for?
Bonus Tricky Question
How many songs did GrassHopper dance to?
Answers
1. Far North Queensland
2. Finn
3. Two letters
4. Newfoundland
5. 144 hours (or six days!)
Bonus Tricky Answer
More than 3,000 songs!
ABC KIDS News Time
Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
