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Join other students across Kentucky and the United States for News Quiz, KET’s weekly current events show. This student-friendly, interactive program features a 10-question quiz based on each week’s stories. This interactivity ensures your class stays fully engaged while improving their listening skills and knowledge of current events.
Your students will stay up to date with state, national, and international stories. There’s something for everyone from election coverage and technology innovations to inspiring artists and enchanting animals. And many stories include maps that help strengthen geography skills.
New episodes of News Quiz are available exclusively online on PBS LearningMedia. For your reference you can, download a PDF copy of the 2021-2022 schedule.
Announcing Social Studies Shorts
Social Studies Shorts is a new series from the News Quiz team that explores social studies and civics topics, from here in Kentucky to the nation and the world. Episodes cover the U.S. Supreme Court, Women in Kentucky, Kentucky’s Legislature, Kentucky’s Governor and more! Check it out on PBS LearningMedia.
Recent Episodes
- September 16, 2021 | 9/11 Anniversary, Special Session, Bitcoin
Download 9/11 Anniversary, Special Session, Bitcoin PDF | Copy Quiz for Google Classroom - September 9, 2021 | UN Climate Change Report, Afghanistan, Venus
Download UN Climate Change Report, Afghanistan, Venus PDF | Copy Quiz for Google Classroom - May 20, 2021 | Colonial Pipeline, NASA’s Osisris-Rex, Capybaras
Download Colonial Pipeline, NASA’s Osisris-Rex, Capybaras PDF | Copy Quiz for Google Classroom