Table of contents for June 2020 in K-Zone

GET INTO 1st Dare Day 3rd Repeat Day 3rd Repeat Day 4th Hug Your Cat Day 5th Hot Air Balloon Day 5th World Environment Day 8th World Oceans Day 8th Best Friend Day 15th Smile Power Day 18th International Panic Day 18th International Picnic Day 27th Sunglasses Day 30th Meteor Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1st Tom Holland, AKA Peter Parker/Spider-Man 2nd Anh Do 12th K-Zoner Ben 13th Chris Evans, AKA Captain America 21st Chris Pratt, AKA Peter Quill/Star-Lord SCHOOL 1st Public holiday in ACT and WA 8th Public holiday in ACT, NSW, NT, SA, Tas and Vic OH AND... 15th July issue of K-Zone out in Australia (July 13 in New Zealand) CONTINUE PRANKING READING NEW BOOKS SUNNY DAYS BAD LUCK FROWNING QUIT!…

HEIST A quickfire co-op game where you and your friends work together to get that sweet cash money. There are five stages, ranging in difficulty level, with a bonus round for those who make it that far! Assemble a team of two to five experts and get ready to take on the heist of a lifetime! Choose between Money Man, Explosives Expert, Hacker, or Lookout. Your boss will shout instructions at you from the electronic safe. Listen closely; one false move will ruin your chances of taking home $50,000,000! Exchange tools with your squad and press buttons in time to stay in the game. FINAL VERDICT You will have no problem working through the first few stages, but after that, it gets tricky. Heist is best experienced with all four…

PRESENTING BUGS Bugs Bunny’s official debut was on July 27, 1940 in Tex Avery’s film, A Wild Hare. HAPPY ORIGINS Bugs Bunny was called ‘Happy Rabbit’ before being renamed after animator, Ben ‘Bugs’ Hardaway. BROOKLYN BUNNY Bugs Bunny is from the East Side of New York City, which is why he has a Brooklyn accent! SKILLS MASTER Bugs has many skills, including baseball, playing piano, opera singing, and of course, being a trickster. STAR SALUTE Bugs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985, making him the only Warner Bros. animated character to have his own star! MAILED IT In 1997, Bugs Bunny was the first cartoon character to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp! GOTCHA Bugs is known for being cool, calm, collected and street…

GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 12 teraflops, AKA one million million, of gaming power are fuelling the Xbox Series X. That means better aesthetics, like ray tracing (IRL light) in a new-look Minecraft! 0.25 seconds is how long it will take the PlayStation 5 to load 2GB of game data – and the PS4 only takes 20 seconds! Bring on the speedy PS5 load times. 70 kg of Pokémon is waiting to battle in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Zarude is a new Mythical Pokémon. Watch out for Zarude’s Dark and Grass-type’s vine attacks!…

APPLE AND ONION WEEKENDS AT 7:30PM FROM SATURDAY MAY 16 ON CARTOON NETWORK Apple and Onion have decided to leave their hometown to experience life in the big city! The pair of friends find it confusing, but their unstoppable enthusiasm keeps them discovering unique experiences every day! In the new episodes, Apple and Onion need to find a way to defeat their obsessions for sausages and videogames. The duo also try to free a friend from jail, convinced he is innocent. WATCH OUT FOR: FALAFEL! HENRY DANGER WEEKDAYS AT 5:00PM FROM MONDAY MAY 18 TO THURSDAY MAY 28 ON NICKELODEON In the first new episode, Captain Man is sick of fighting the same villains and starts looking for a new nemesis. Kid Danger agrees to do the same thing and…

King Arthur was emotion with his friend, friend’s name because they had eaten Arthur’s favourite snack, food. Friend’s name was emotion because it was an accident and Arthur’s family member had actually given them the snack in the first place. Both Arthur and friend’s name refused to speak until the other person apologised. Luckily, Queen Guinevere had a plan to reunite the friends. She met with the magician Merlin, and asked him to create a item or creature. The descriptive word or phrase Merlin agreed to the queen’s plan, and on day he made a item appear at the Round Table. King Arthur and friend’s name were both so emotion , they immediately forgot all about their silly argument!…

AMAZING ARCHIE VEMENT Name: Matthew Heroic feat: He won the Young Archie 2019 competition in the 5-8 year olds category, and his portrait was displayed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. FAST FOUR WITH MATTHEW KZ : Hey Matthew! How did you find out about the Young Archie competition? M: When I was five, I visited the Art Gallery of NSW with my parents and enjoyed the art, so I hoped my art could be displayed there one day. In 2016, I drew my mother and entered the competition. It received an honourable mention and was displayed at SH Ervin Gallery. In 2017, I drew myself. I was surprised it was selected as a finalist and my dream had come true. I decided to draw my father and…

Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You’ve scored your own Match A Mummy game! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital artwork. Remember K-Zoners, it’s all about protecting your identity. Be a safe gamer and don’t talk to anyone online who you don’t know for real.…

MINION MUST HAVES Wanna channel your inner Minion? Here are the essentials... Wardrobe: Goggles, yellow shirt, denim overalls and black shoes. Accessories: Banana/s, and your gadget of choice – ours is a blaster! Personality: Cheeky, creative and mischievous. Must love pranks and bananas! Special skill: You have to stand out from the pack! Kevin plays golf, Phil enjoys housework and Stuart rocks the guitar – what’s your talent? GREATEST HITS Our fave Minions moments...  Despicable Me: Ah yes, the movie that introduced Minions to the world. Watching them help Gru steal a shrink ray will always be a classic! Despicable Me 2: When Gru finds himself recruited by the Anti-Villain League, we meet purple Evil Minions, AKA the mutated Minions that were affected by the PX-41 mutagen! There was also…

SONIC ✔ Has cool style and great fashion sense. ✔ Can run really fast. ✖ Bad case of bed hair. ✔ Features in classic games, TV shows and his own movie. ✔ Has a name with attitude. ✖ Adorable is not a word you would use. HEDGEHOG ✖ Doesn’t even wear shoes. ✖ Probably couldn’t even beat a snail in a race. ✔ Those are serious spines. Edgy. ✔ Probably does have millions of followers online. ✖‘Hedgehog’ isn’t very gnarly. Should be called ‘Hedge Hacker’. ✔ Cute as heck.…

MARS SHAUNA EDSON AND GILES SPARROW ILLUSTRATED BY MARK RUFFLE This is the ultimate guide to the fourth planet in our solar system! Discover the past, present and future of the red planet, and explore the evidence for life on Mars. Find incredible space tech, learn how to spot Mars in the night sky, and find out if you have what it takes to join a team travelling to Mars! READ IT... ON EARTH! THE THREADS OF MAGIC ALISON CROGGON When Pip pickpockets the wrong man in the city of Clarel, he takes a strange object – a heart in a silver casket. The heart seems to be trying to communicate, and the royal officials who lost it want it back. Pip has unknowingly broken an ancient spell, and assassins…

SOLVE THE CLUE AND HUNT DOWN THE ITEM. HOW MANY CAN YOU TICK OFF THE LIST? It keeps five little piggies warm. White in colour; but sour in smell! Silver. One side is a head, the other is a tail! It is a keeper of keys. It’s a ring, but won’t fit on your finger! This item has teeth but doesn’t chew. It tidies hair, but not teeth! Remote control devices wouldn’t work without it. Starts with two As! Made from plastic, this little clip keeps bread from going stale! This item is usually found sandwiched between a drink and table surface! An analogue image holder! It stores gigabytes of information and plugs into a computer!…

HINT! Write each of the answers horizontally. The highlighted letters will spell out the mystery phrase, which reveals an important part of the game! CRAFTY CLUES 1. You will start your adventure living in this structure. 2. Craft this item and then use it to hit rocks. 3. Pop this in the sky to score some presents. 4. This previous Animal Crossing character randomly shows up once a week, so you can buy bags and shoes from him. 5. Buy flower seeds from this character at the start. 6. Eating this food will give you super strength. 7. Use this item to help you cross a river. 8. This is the main currency of the game. 9. Blathers runs this location.…

HECTIC HOARDER OF THE MONTH Name: Levi Collects: Nintendo gear Nintendo fan: Levi got his first pack of Pokémon cards five years ago, and since then he has loved collecting Nintendo merchandise. His favourite item is his Nintendo Switch! THIS MONTH’S COOL COLLECTABLE GIFT! Better make some room in the collection Levi! The Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit is on its way! Collect something cool? Consider yourself a mega fan? Tell us all about it at…

ANIMAL NEWS Blue-tongue lizards are known for blue tongues, but this lizard has defied their own name! The female lizard with a pink tongue was found in January and is the result of a genetic mutation. The lizard’s albino colourings are also different from the darker tone of her species. Blue-tongue lizards use their tongue to startle predators, so the Australian Reptile Park took in the rare lizard! CREATIVE NEWS Rita Ebel is a 62-year-old LEGO legend, who has received global praise for building LEGO ramps for stores. By April, Rita had made 20 ramps for Hanau and other nearby towns in Germany! Nicknamed the ‘LEGO Grandma’, Rita has used a wheelchair for 25 years and wanted to raise awareness for the needs of wheelchair users. She spends up to…

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Meet Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker! Natasha is a radio astronomer at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. K-Z : Hi Natasha! How would you explain your job as a radio astronomer? N: I helped build a radio telescope out in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Using supercomputers, I process the telescope’s data and turn it into beautiful images of our universe. Radio waves can reveal the most explosive and energetic events, like the supernova deaths of stars, galaxy-sized magnetic fields, and whole clusters of galaxies smashing together. I share the images with my fellow astronomers, so we can work out the history of the universe, and the amazing things that happen out in space. K-Z : What experience or education did you have before this role? N: When I…

Q Why did the basketball player fall over? A They were dribbling! Jason, Tas Our dog has no nose. Really? How does he smell? Awful! Scott, SA Knock knock! Who’s there? Guest! Guest who? You invited ME! Layla, SA Q Why did the scientist stop the experiment? A They couldn’t get a reaction! Vicky, Qld Knock knock! Who’s there? Europe! Europe who? No, you’re a poo! Anthony, Qld Q How many apples A grow on a tree? All of them! William, WA Q What do you call an arachnid in your curry? A Spider-Naan! Belle, WA Kid: I got mum a 40th birthday card. Dad: One would have been enough! Andrew, Tas Q What is brown, white and also contains milk? A A sun-safe coconut! Adam, NSW I saw a…

1 I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, and I can be played. What am I? 2 I’m where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I? 3 You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I? 4 What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every race? 5 You go at red, but stop at green. What am I? 6 I am a seven letter word containing thousands of letters. What am I?…

1 Farting burns calories! True / False 2 Sonic the Hedgehog’s real name is 'Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog'! True / False 3 Minions are real creatures from Tasmania! True / False 4 Adding salt to water makes it boil faster! True / False 5 Snakes don’t have eyelids! True / False 6 Chewing gum actually takes years to digest! True / False 7 Bread is good for ducks! True / False 8 Penguin poo can be seen from space! True / False…