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!

If you'd like to be a News Time Listener Legend, all the details are here.

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.

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<p>On this week's News Time we'll head to the Australian Open to meet some people making a racquet!</p><p>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!</p><p>If you'd like to be a News Time Listener Legend, all the details are <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/news-time/become-a-news-time-legend/106236620">here</a>.</p><p>Quiz Questions</p><p>1. What was one of the most-borrowed books in Brisbane last year?</p><p>2. What is the name of Australia's grand slam?</p><p>3. Finish this sentence: The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless WHAT?</p><p>4. Where does all the money go that’s raised through auctioning lost luggage?</p><p>5. In which country was there a herd of sheep in a supermarket?</p><p>Bonus Tricky Question</p><p>The male kākāpō makes a booming noise that sounds like what?</p><p>Answers</p><p>1. WeirDo, Wings of Fire, or Cat Kid Comic Club</p><p>2. Australian Open</p><p>3. Parrot</p><p>4. Charity</p><p>5. Germany</p><p>Bonus Tricky Answer</p><p>A cello string being plucked.</p>