News Time · Jan 22, 2026 · 14:12
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On this week's News Time we'll head to the Australian Open to meet some people making a racquet!
We’ll also meet an endangered parrot that’s in a total flap, and in our Wow of the Week, we’ll visit a supermarket that’s been quite wild and woolly lately!
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Quiz Questions
1. What was one of the most-borrowed books in Brisbane last year?
2. What is the name of Australia's grand slam?
3. Finish this sentence: The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless WHAT?
4. Where does all the money go that’s raised through auctioning lost luggage?
5. In which country was there a herd of sheep in a supermarket?
Bonus Tricky Question
The male kākāpō makes a booming noise that sounds like what?
Answers
1. WeirDo, Wings of Fire, or Cat Kid Comic Club
2. Australian Open
3. Parrot
4. Charity
5. Germany
Bonus Tricky Answer
A cello string being plucked.