Table of contents for December 2019 in K-Zone

GET INTO 1st Eat a Red Apple Day 5th The Addams Family in cinemas 7th Letter Writing Day 13th Ice Cream Day 14th International Monkey Day 19th Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in cinemas 21st Crossword Puzzle Day 25th Christmas Day 26th Boxing Day 26th Jumanji: The Next Level in cinemas 31st New Year’s Eve SPORT 8th The WBBL Finals 12th Domain Test Series Australia Men vs New Zealand Men 17th Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder in BBL HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1st Robert Irwin 6th Tim Cahill 16th K-Zoner Riley 18th Stone Cold Steve Austin 19th K-Zoner Aaron 19th Jake Gyllenhaal, AKA Mysterio SCHOOL 12th Last day of school in parts of NT 13th Last day of school in Qld, SA, and parts of NT 19th Last day of school…

NEW TRICKS The fastest 30 metres on a scooter by a dog was achieved by Norman the Scooter Dog on July 12, 2013, in 20.77 seconds! JOURNEY Daniel Nielsen crossed the USA on a kick scooter in 21 days, 9 hours and 57 minutes! Daniel travelled from San Diego, California to Jekyl Island near Brunswick, Georgia in November 2001. He averaged 174km per day on the 3827km journey. AUSSIE PRO Ryan Williams is an Aussie pro scooter rider who has landed over a dozen world firsts and is widely considered as a pioneer of freestyle scootering. GREATEST The greatest distance on a kick scooter in 24 hours by a team was 2624.03km, achieved by ‘Wheeling for the World’, a Seeds of Peace inspired team, in Maine, USA on August 17-18,…

Name: Sébastien Ogier Team: Citroën Total World Rally Team Car: Citroën C3 WRC Fun Fact: 6 x World Rally Champion, having won the title every year since 2013. He is currently in the top three in the World Rally Championship! Name: Molly Taylor Team: Subaru do Motorsport Car: Subaru do Motorsport WRX STI Fun Fact: First woman to win the Australian Rally Championship, and 2016 Australian Rally Champion – the youngest ARC ever at the time. Name: Thierry Neuville Team: Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Car: Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Fun Fact: Second in the 2017 and 2018 WRC. He is currently in the top three on the WRC leaderboard! Name: Lewis Bates Team: Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia Car: Toyota Yaris AP4 Fun Fact: Lewis is currently competing against…

EDDIE WOO’S MAGICAL MATHS Time to be creative! With this book, you’ll get over 220 pages of exciting activities, and learn a few skills to impress mates and family. You’ll be drawing, colouring, counting, puzzling and more all through the holidays. Find out how to make a snowflake, play a game of boxes, spot the odd one out, draw in 3D, try to find your way through spiral mazes, communicate in code and discover a mathemagic card trick! FOR GAMES GALORE! MY PARENTS CANCELLED MY BIRTHDAY JO SIMMONS ILLUSTRATED BY NATHAN REED In the Bostock family, a lucky birthday is when the date of your birthday matches your age. Tom turns 11 on August 11, so it’ll be the best party ever! However, after a Tooth Fairy curse and a…

A snail wanted to be faster, so it took off its shell. If anything, that made it more sluggish. Kian, SA Q How does Harry Potter go down a hill? A Walking... JK, rolling! Leo, WA Q Why should you never trust an atom? A They make up everything! Lily, Vic Q What did DC Comics say to their audience? A No Flash photography! Marcus, NSW I swallowed Scrabble tiles accidentally. My next poop could spell disaster! Hamza, NSW There was a burger that couldn’t stop making jokes. He was on a roll! Rory, Qld Q What’s it called when Olaf throws a tantrum? A A meltdown! Minah, Tas Do you want to hear a pizza joke? Better not... it’s too cheesy! Jai, WA Q What do you call guards…

TALENTED TRAINER Name: Kingsley Heroic feat: This Pokémon TCG player was seventh on the Oceania Junior 2019 leader board, went to the World Championship in Washington DC, and came third at the 2019 Melbourne Esports Open! FAST FOUR WITH KINGSLEY K-Z: Hi Kingsley! How did you start playing? K: I first tried Pokémon TCG when I was five, at an event called Animaga. Two Pokémon Professors, Ross and David, showed me how to play. I liked it and wanted to learn to play properly. I did my first competition at the 2018 Melbourne Esports Open (MEO), not knowing it was a major comp. All the kids were friendly, so I wanted to keep competing. K-Z: How did you reach seventh place on the Oceania Junior leader board? K: I go…

ANIMAL NEWS Wildlife photographer Frank Liu spotted (ha) this unusual zebra foal on an expedition at the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Liu was hoping to photograph rhinos in September, but he found this dark-coloured zebra with unusual colouring. Named ‘Tira’ by a local guide, the foal is likely the result of a rare genetic mutation called ‘pseudomelanism’, where animals have dark spots and larger dark stripes in their coat. STUNT NEWS Alain Robert is a French urban climber, popularly known as ‘French Spider-Man’. He scales skyscrapers with his bare hands and has the world record for most climbed buildings. The 58-year-old from Burgundy, France, has climbed more than 165 structures without a safety cord. Alain climbed the 1538m high Skyper building in Frankfurt am Main on September 28, 2019.…

BACK IN THE GYM Gym Challenges are back in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and they’re bigger than ever with Dynamax Pokémon! RANDO BATTLES Are you a Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and Pikachu! veteran? You can’t run to Wild Pokémon and catch ‘em in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Use fisticuffs to tame them. New weather means new Poké pals to battle and pursue in the Wild Area. DEVASTATING DYNAMAX Dynamax transformations are new to Sword and Shield. Nab a Dynamax Band and find a big arena so you can fit your mega Pokémon. Their moves go from reg to Max Moves. MAXIMUM MOVES Max Moves smash protective moves, while Max Guard is a draw. Make it rain with Max Geyser, bring the light with Max Flare or electrify foes with Max…

BOWLING VS PITCHING A major focus of each sport is outmatch ing the batting team with slick throwing skills, but delivered in different ways. In cricket, bowlers can run and swing a straight arm in a vertical arc to throw the ball. In baseball, pitchers remain on the pitching mound and wind back their arm to slingshot the ball at the batter and catcher. FOR THE GLOVE Generally , the fielding teams in both sports have similar jobs, like catching an airborne ball to send the opponent back into the stands. However, each sport has different equipment for the task. Fielding baseball players wear a mitt to catch throws or hits, but wicket keepers wear two gloves! SEND THE BALL HOME Driving a cricket ball past a batter and into…

MOST RIBBON BOWS UNDONE BY A DOG IN ONE MINUTE Do you find it tricky trying to untie ribbons wrapped around presents? Simba is the helping hand (or paw) you need! This talented Jack Russell Terrier loosened eight ribbon bows in one minute on the set of the Italian TV show, La Notte dei Record, on November 20, 2018. Simba’s owner, Valeria Caniglia, trained the capable canine for the record. We think both of them should... take a bow! Want more amazing records and insane facts? Check out Guinness World Records 2020 and Guinness World Records 2020: Gamer’s Edition, out now!…

PARTY POOPER I was at my cousin’s birthday holding a few birds. I was wearing my best cap when one of the birds flew onto it and pooped on it! There has been a stain on my cap ever since. Michael, Qld UNLUCKY! LAW OW-ER One time I tried to help lift a lawn mower onto a trailer, but I put my finger on the exhaust pipe. It had just been used so my finger was burnt for the next two weeks! Isaac, SA SO UNLUCKY! BAD PILE I was playing Stacks On at school with my friends. I was second to the bottom. When everyone jumped off, I twisted my leg. It ended up that I chipped a bone and tore a ligament! I was on crutches for six…

Meet Annabel Blake, the co-founder of Little Literature Co. and the co-creator of Talu Tales. Talu Tales is a card game that combines rad illustrations and story prompts with science, technology, engineering and mathematics! K-Z: Hello Annabel! What inspired the creation of Little Literature Co.? A: I started Little Literature Co. with my friend Deborah Ho, who is an illustrator/animator. Deb is amazing at drawing, and making drawings come to life! We worked together a lot, and one day, we had the idea to make a storybook that you could play in, mix the pages around and invent stories. That’s how Talu Tales began! K-Z: Why did you both make Talu Tales: Space, Spaghetti and Aliens first? A: When Deb and I began Talu Tales, we didn’t really know what…

GOMEZ Does your dad enjoy doing flips around the house? Do his favourite daily activities include swinging on a rope or engaging in ninja-like weapons and swordplay? No? Sounds like that really is just Gomez’ personality then! THINK QUICK What’s the weirdest thing your dad does? PUGSlEY A younger brother who’s always competitive with his older sister isn’t totally unusual, and a love of pulling pranks probably isn’t a surprise. However, does your sibling blow things up because they love causing chaos? Pugsley does! HURRY Write your sibling’s worst prank! MORTICIA Is your mum the calmest family member? Well, it would be a little weird if she rarely smiled, right? Does she dress only in black and panics about pink or sparkly items in her home? That’s Morticia’s MO –…

K-Z: Hi Harry! What’s your fave event? H: Kennards Hire Rally Australia, which is being held November 14-17 in Coffs Harbour this year. It’s a cool event because it’s also a round of the World Rally Championship, so Australian rally drivers get to compete against the best in the world! The whole atmosphere is incredible and the roads are so much fun to compete on. K-Z: What’s it like driving your rally car? H: It’s the craziest roller coaster ride you’ve ever been on, except you have full control of the vehicle, and need to concentrate 100% of the time. A small lapse in concentration can have big consequences, like a damaged car or a crash. You’re often on a rally stage in the hills doing over 160km/h, with trees…

GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 10,000,000 downloads in just four days – that’s what new Pokémon Masters scored at launch! Nab it today on Android or iOS to team up, plan strats and brawl to Poké-glory. The game has in-app purchases but is free-to-start! 37 rad new Trials Rising tracks are in the Crash and Sunburn DLC. Zip, trick and flip in Africa, Antarctica, South America and Australia! 360 degree-controller adventures are part of Ring Fit Adventure. Slip a Switch Joy-Con in the circular Ring-Con, the other into the Leg-Strap, and your body becomes a controller!…

CRIKEY! IT’S THE IRWINS SATURDAYS AT 6:30PM ON ANIMAL PLANET Robert, Bindi and Terri Irwin are back in a new season, as they carry on Steve Irwin’s mission. You’ll be able to see behind the scenes at Australia Zoo (home to over 1200 animals) and learn about important work done by the Wildlife Hospital team, which has treated over 70,000 animals in need. The Irwins also go on research expeditions and wildlife rescues, visit conservation sites, and travel around the world to protect wildlife. WATCH OUT FOR: CROCS! MAO MAO: HEROES OF PURE HEART SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16 AT 11:00AM ON CARTOON NETWORK Sheriff Mao Mao is a daring cat with an action-packed life. He’s always on a new adventure! One day, he gets stuck in Pure Heart Valley (a very…

1. WHO AM I? I am known as the prince of the seas. Unlike my human partner, I am quite fierce in battle. Look out for my special Aquos Hurricane ability during battle! 2. WHO AM I? I am known as the style queen of Bakugan. I am strong willed and powerful in battle. Revitalise is one of my unique abilities – it makes things better! 3. WHO AM I? I am double-headed and each head has its own personality. I am not a fan of fighting as a team. I enjoy using Shadow Breath in battle – those fools never see it coming! 4. WHO AM I? I am strong, loyal and thoughtful. Don’t mess with me though – I will unleash my Sonic Uproar ability! When I’m in…

SNAGGED Next time you have a barbeque, cover a dill pickle in chocolate and then leave it to set in the fridge the night before. At the barbeque, put the fake sausage inside a sandwich. Don’t forget to add the onions and sauce. LOL! Oliver, ACT FAKEBALL Walk around crowded areas wearing a baseball mitt. Every so often, squint up at the sky, then quickly crouch down, putting your arms over your head. Shout ‘Incoming!’ for added effect. ARROWHEAD Cut holes in both sides of an old hat and poke a small stick through one side, and a second stick out the other side. Make an arrowhead and fletching using cardboard, and then glue each onto a different stick. Get your friend to carry a coathanger around like a bow,…