Squiz Kids

A whole world of history… in a bowl of noodles!

To mark World Food Day, we’re heading back into the Squiz Kids Vault for one of our most delicious Shortcuts.

Join Amanda and Bryce on a noodle adventure around the globe. From 4,000-year-old leftovers in China to Thailand’s famous pad thai and Italy’s love affair with pasta. Discover why long noodles have a special place at birthday celebrations, explore the American connection to spaghetti and meatballs, and find out why that famous story about Marco Polo isn’t quite what it seems.

Plus, noodles for breakfast… and dessert? You bet! Bring your appetite and listen carefully... there’s a S’Quiz at the end.

Noodles for dessert! ⁠https://www.sbs.com.au/food/blog/2016/08/10/noodle-my-dessert

How does a piece of glass know where your finger is? Brooklyn, aged 10, from Cammeray has an excellent question: how do touchscreens work?

Join Christie as she peels back the layers of this everyday technology, uncovering see-through electrical pathways, glass that gets a 400-degree salt bath, and the surprising role your own body plays in every tap, swipe and zoom. Discover why gloves and water can confuse a touchscreen, and how a cracked screen can sometimes keep working.

Got a science question you’d like Christie to investigate? Send it to squizkids@thesquiz.com.au.

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

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If you want to send us a question for Aaron Blabey, email it to squizkids@thesquiz.com.au with your first name, age and where you're from.

Your daily kids news podcast.

Giant crabs enter missing adventurer tale; New York’s horses get a rest; AI videos that aim to divide; and here comes the rugby league World Cup!

The search for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has taken a creepy turn thanks to Nikumaroro’s enormous coconut crabs.

After 165 years, New York’s famous Central Park horse-drawn carriages are heading into the history books.

Clear the couch! There’s serious sport incoming! The Rugby League World Cup kicks off with Australia facing New Zealand, while the women’s competition gets underway too.

A video supposedly showing Muslim men blocking Melbourne streets was actually AI-generated. Squiz-E spotted fuzzy details, an AI watermark and a suspicious source.

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Your daily kids news podcast.

Parents warned to monitor kids online; stolen art under the stairs; an orangutan rehoming; and a ridiculously enormous pumpkin.

A difficult debate is unfolding over whether an execution should be broadcast online. Whatever happens, there’s an important message for kids: you never need to watch disturbing footage to understand a news story, and it’s always okay to click away.

Two stolen Renoir paintings have been discovered hidden behind a wall beneath some stairs in France.

Eight rescued Bornean orangutans are back where they belong amongst the trees!

Meet Rocky, the 1,084-kilogram pumpkin that just squashed the competition!

Learn about the Eastern Quoll

https://www.aussieark.org.au/what-we-do/our-wildlife/eastern-quoll

https://wwf.org.au/what-we-do/species/eastern-quoll

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2025/securing-a-future-for-the-eastern-quoll

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