Nightly News Kids Edition Week of 4/28/25

What are taxes?

• Money that people pay to a landlord.

• Money that adults pay to the government.

• Money that is paid to you for living in America.

• Money that McDonald's charges you for the extra BBQ sauce that you dip your McNuggets in.

Where does the money that adults pay in taxes go towards?

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• Police and Fire Departments

• Building homes

• Fixing Roads

• Billboards

When is the best time to view the Lyrid Meteor shower?

• From a boat

• • In the early morning hours

• During the darkest hours

• Would you watch it in a box? Would you watch it with a fox? Not in a box. Not with a fox. Not in a house. Not with a mouse. I would not watch it here or there. I would not watch it anywhere. I would not watch green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

What is a meteor?

• When part of a star breaks off and streaks across the sky - these can also be called shooting stars

• When a space rock (like part of an asteroid) burns up while entering Earth's atmosphere, often causing a streak of light

• When lightening hits a space rock and burns up in the sky, causing a streak of light to appear.

• When you eat a little too much Chipotle and you use the bathroom, but there is a line of toilet paper stuck to your shoe that you don't notice and you drag it behind you.

What remarkable thing did the African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo do during the earthquake experienced in California?

• They made loud noises with their trunks to warn others of danger nearby.

• They ran around in circles, frightened by the earthquake they felt.

• The formed an alert circle around the baby elephant, in an attempt to protect it from danger.

• The old elephants had fallen and they could not get up so they had to activate their life alert bracelets.

What kind of grass do they use on Citi Field?

• Kentucky Bluegrass

• Bermuda Grass

• Red Fescue

• Zoysiagrass

Who won the Master's Golf Tournament?

• Tiger Woods

• Rory McIlroy

• Arnold Palmer

• The Macho Man Randy Savage

What team is the first draft pick in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers, going to play for?

• Dallas Wings

• Indiana Fever

• New York Liberty

• Doritos Locos Taco

The Los Angeles fires destroyed many homes and schools.

Maddox and his friends lost a lot in those fires.

Which charitable foundation purchased guitars and some other instruments to help his school's rock band continue to perform?

• Jazz for Peace

• Music for Relief

• Guitar Center Foundation

What was your favorite segment of this week's Nightly News: Kids Edition and WHY?

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