Table of contents for November 2019 in K-Zone

GET INTO 2nd Book Lovers Day 2nd Look for Circles Day 3rd Sandwich Day 10th International Tongue Twister Day 13th World Kindness Day 17th World Peace Day 20th Absurdity Day 21st World Hello Day 21st Use Less Stuff Day 22nd Go For a Ride Day SPORT 3rd Men’s T20 Australia vs Pakistan 14th 2019 Rally Australia begins 17th 2019 Rally Australia ends HAPPY BIRTHDAY 4th K-Zoner Marcus 8th DanTDM 11th K-Zoner Leroy 14th K-Zoner Johnny 15th Winston Duke, AKA M’Baku 19th Adam Driver, AKA Kylo Ren 22nd Scarlett Johansson, AKA Black Widow 22nd Mark Ruffalo, AKA The Hulk 28th Karen Gillan, AKA Nebula 29th Don Cheadle, AKA War Machine 30th Mr. Krabs SCHOOL 5th Public holiday in Vic OH AND... 11th December issue of K-Zone out in Australia (December 2…

NAME: Jacob LOCATION: Qld WHAT DID YOU RIDE? A Grit Atom scooter! WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT RIDING THE SCOOTER? It’s smooth and quiet to ride. The handles are very comfortable and I don’t get blisters if I ride all day. WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO RIDE? I ride to the park on the weekend and in my backyard on weekdays. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO LEARN TO DO WITH IT? A backflip! WHO SHOULD RIDE THIS SCOOTER? Kids seven and up, who like sport! YOU GET IT! As the You Rate It! star this month, Jacob has scored a copy of the LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Character Encyclopedia (Updated and Expanded) with Jay minifigure!…

Stefano Righi, AKA D’Artagnan, from Empoli, Italy, can form soap bubbles into mind-blowing shapes! D’Artagnan created a soap bubble dome with a 66cm diameter on February 20, 2018. It was filled with flammable gas, and the surface was lit with a flame. Don’t try this dangerous trick at home – it’s for trained bubble-ologists only! The talented artist also holds the record for the longest hanging bubble chain, after producing a suspended string of 40 bubbles on February 22, 2017! Want more amazing records and insane facts? Check out Guinness World Records 2020 and Guinness World Records 2020: Gamer’s Edition, out now!…

HEROES REUNITED Marvel’s Avengers is a new Avengers tale, separate from the mighty movies and cool comics. Everything kicks off during A(vengers)-Day. New digs in a newfangled city come crashing down after an attack. Cap is down (but not out), and our heroes are being blamed! STARTING SUPERHEROICS At launch, your Avengers roster will sport five familiar faces; Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Steve Rogers as Captain America, and Black Widow. Fly, electrify, bash, punch and kick through epic showdowns! AVENGERS ASSEMBLY More iconic heroes will join the rotating Avengers roster after launch. For free! We’ve already seen Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man. We reckon he’s an Avengers contender. More MCU faves, like Hawkeye, will surely hit the release bullseye. NEW THREATS It’s not just new Avengers that are suiting up…

DOUBLE DARE WEEKDAYS AT 6:00PM FROM MONDAY OCTOBER 21 TO›FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 ON NICKELODEON Celebrate the spooky season with five Halloween-themed episodes! Hosts Liza Koshy and Marc Summers are back with plenty of messy activities, lots of laughs and even a few screams. Kids will be quizzed with mind-melting questions in a competition to win major prizes! In each episode, teams compete in classic challenges with a scary twist. Only one team can enter the final ghostly round! WATCH OUT FOR: DOUBLE SCARES! NINJAGO: MASTERS OF SPINJITZU WEEKDAYS AT 4:00PM ON CARTOON NETWORK After the team’s victory against the Oni in the previous season, the ninja have all lost their edge and it’s up to Master Wu to remind each member of their greatness. To reignite their Spinjitzu training, the…

GANON GONE I was about to fight Calamity Ganon in The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, but left to use the bathroom. When I came back, my brother had reset the game so I had to start over again! Alfie, NZ UNLUCKY! S’NO HELP I was playing in the snow with my friends at school ski camp when I became stuck. I was stuck chest deep for about half an hour and nobody noticed me! Zu, Vic SO UNLUCKY! FLIP FLOP I was at my friend’s house and tried to do a front flip shot combo. I landed on the back of my head and sprained my back! Kaitlyn, WA HEAPS UNLUCKY! C-OUCH My brother was getting on my nerves, because he kept face planting onto the couch…

spy-duh Years ago, I had a pet tarantula called Jack. My younger siblings were scared of Jack, so he always came in handy for my pranks. One day, my little cousin came over. At lunch, I put the spider on top of his sandwich when he wasn’t looking. He went to take a bite, saw it, and screamed so loud. It startled my auntie, who grabbed her newspaper and... Let’s just say I wasn’t happy. Arachnid Kid, Qld minty biccies I tried that prank where you replace the Oreo filling with toothpaste, and did it to an entire packet. I put it back in the kitchen cupboard and totally forgot about the trick until I saw my baby sister walk past, totally covered in toothpaste! I found the empty packet…

STEM SKILLS Name: Raphael Heroic feat: His school was one of eight in Australia chosen to participate in the NBN Co.’s STEMpreneur challenge, and took top honours with their idea! FAST FIVE WITH RAPHAEL K-Z : Hi Raphael! What idea did your school pitch to the panel of STEM experts? R: Everyone decided on my idea; a remote device to fight bushfires. The Firefly drones are a swarm of drones that form a GPS map of hot spots in the fire area. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) with heat sensors are dropped into the fire, so firefighters know where it's going. Information is also sent to aircraft so they can drop water. K-Z : How did the school decide on the idea? R: We thought of issues like bushfires,…

Meet Lisa Harvey-Smith, an astrophysicist and author! As an astronomer, Lisa studies the stars and discovers amazing things nobody has seen before. Lisa has also written a new book called Under The Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime! K-Z: Hi Lisa! What do you need to know to be an astronomer? L: I studied sciences including physics, maths and chemistry at university. I use scientific skills and maths, and use computers. We don’t just look at stars and planets; we use computers to calculate how big, hot and far away planets are. K-Z: What topics do you study? L: I’m involved in studying how stars are born. Stars are incredibly hot globes of gas that shine very brightly, like our Sun, but the stars haven’t always existed. The birth of stars is…

Gomez Addams Charming, sinister and completely in love with his wife, Morticia. He is a loving parent and also always excited about dreadful schemes that he has cooked up. Uncle Fester Good natured, merry and always in the middle of some mayhem. Thing This creature can usually be found helping the family. Lurch This giant is the Addams family’s servant. He rarely speaks, cleans the house, and plays the organ. Wednesday Addams A brilliant and eerie girl with long braids, deadpan wit and a pet octopus. Wednesday is the brains of the family, often having to rescue them. Morticia Addams Devoted to her husband and children, Morticia is the glue that holds her clan together. Weird is wonderful in her home. Pugsley Addams Pugsley is a 10-year-old boy living a…

The highlights of my career so far were playing in the 2010 World Cup with Serbia and beating Germany, winning the title with Red Star Belgrade in Serbia, and when we won the Hyundai A-League title with Sydney FC three years ago, breaking so many records. I look forward to playing Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers the most, because they are the two biggest games in Australian football. I’m very good at playing videogames and being a gamer, particularly FIFA and Pro Evolution. If you want to be in a professional team, play football as much as you can. Sometimes you’ll want to play videogames, but you need to play every day. Even when you finish training, play with friends or by yourself. A recent team prank was when…

LABO LIVES Nintendo Labo is back with a whole new dimension of cardboard entertainment. Labo VR! It all kicks off with the Labo VR Starter Kit. Play (and make) rad VR games. Combo the buildable VR Goggles with the Toy-Con Blaster, then blast away alien invaders. The Labo VR expansion kits (or Complete Kit) add even more virtual awesome to your gameplay. COOL CONTROLLERS The PS4’s DualShock 4 is now available in four splashy colour combos, and the Switch won’t be missing out on a colour clash, with the new Neon Purple and Neon Orange Joy-Con! If you want wireless gameplay over looks, try the customisable Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. CHOICE CONSOLES A sweet Switch Lite with a Zacian and Zamazenta theme will appear on November 8. It…

ATLAS OF MONSTERS AND GHOSTS You’re about to discover where all the mythical beasts are hiding (and where the vampires lie in wait) in the pages of this book! Join the famed monster hunter Van Helsing as he tracks down ancient sea creatures and hybrid beasts. He’ll show you how to drive back an angry dragon, and deter a hungry zombie. You’ll be ready to defeat ghouls, goblins and witches, and grab maps of the world that show where they live! READ IT... THEN START TRAVELLING! THE ADVENTURES OF ANDERS GREGORY MACKAY Who doesn’t love a comic? This book includes three stories with Anders, Bernie and Eden. The trio of friends is always looking for adventures, and are about to discover an unknown comet, explore a volcano and find a…

BALM SPREAD Find somebody that uses lip balm. Fill up an empty container with Vegemite, being careful to remove any evidence of foul play before putting the ‘lip balm’ container back. Watch as the owner gets a big surprise! Constance, NSW SICK BAG Throw a few splashes of thick soup into a paper bag – only a little bit, to avoid it tearing. Blow air into the bag and scrunch the top. Tell a friend you were sick, then pretend to trip, and pop the bag! KITCHEN NIGHTMARE Offer to make your fam dinner. Get everyone excited by naming dishes, but not the actual ingredients: anti-pasta (boiled rice with pasta sauce), bowl-and-aise (mayonnaise in a cereal bowl) and jellybeans for dessert (canned beans set in jelly). Though the dishes sound…

WE ASKED: WHO IS YOUR FAVE NEW STAR WARS DROID? YOU SAID: D-O (THE RISE OF SKYWALKER) 60% BD-1 (JEDI: FALLEN ORDER) 30% CB-23 (RESISTANCE) 10% WE ASKED: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE IN THE MAG? YOU SAID: WICKED WHEELS 45% SPACE 40% EXTREME SPORTS 15% WE ASKED: WHICH LEGO DC VILLAIN IS A BETTER TRICKSTER? YOU SAID: HARLEY QUINN 55% THE JOKER 45% WE ASKED: WHICH COSTUME WOULD YOU PICK? YOU SAID: BOOK CHARACTER 61% ANIMAL 4% SUPERHERO 14% SUPERNATURAL CREATURE 21% BE IN YOUR SPACE! WOOHOO! Congratulations to this month’s Your Space artists! You have scored a copy of Eddie Woo’s Magical Maths! To be in Your Space, send a drawing to: YOUR SPACE K-ZONE LOCKED BAG 5555 ST LEONARDS NSW 1590 Or hit up kzone.com.au…

LEGO NEWS With help from AI tech, LEGO sets will now be accessible to the blind and visually impaired! Visual instructions are usually used to build sets, but the new LEGO Audio and Braille Building Instructions will provide an audio instructions option, as well as the ability to follow steps from a braille reader. These alternative instructions are available online now for four LEGO sets, and the goal is to eventually create accessible instructions for all LEGO sets! EDUCATION NEWS A UK program called Digital Schoolhouse runs workshops at primary schools and e-Sports tournaments to help develop tech skills, and is using Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to teach! This year, over 60 schools and 6000 students will participate in the Digital Schoolhouse Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Team Battle school heats,…

S’NOT A GHOST Who is this snot-coloured character, and why do they look just like Luigi? Is it a doppelganger? A ghost? Nope! It’s special energy, accidentally created by Professor E. Gadd. While experimenting in his lab, the professor knocked his cup of coffee into a vial of ghost energy! The substances reacted, and produced a new element that Gadd named ‘Goo’. In order for Goo to chase ghosts, Professor E. Gadd realised it would need to take a human form, so he made it look like Luigi. Goo + Luigi = Gooigi! GOO HARD OR GOOIGI If you play Luigi’s Mansion 3 in multiplayer, you’re in for a treat during ScreamPark party mode. Spoiler alert: it’s Team Luigi versus Team Gooigi! Gooigis with different colours appear if you choose…

GOOD SWIFTY This Taigasville native is courageous and always striving for bigger and better things. The young Arctic fox just wants to run with the big dogs, literally! Swifty’s dream is to leave the Arctic Blast Delivery Service mailroom and become one of the sled dog couriers. In doing so, he gets more than he bargained for. JADE Mechanically minded and smart as a fox, Jade is one of Swifty’s closest friends. A talented mechanic, she’s bored by small jobs and takes on tricky work, but unknowingly becomes a cog in her mystery client’s evil scheme! P.B. Swifty’s best friend and workmate is probably the opposite of what you would expect from a polar bear. P.B is calm, thoughtful and gentle. Like all good companions, he does his best to…

TIMELESS TACKLER Roman Reigns played football in high school and dreamed of playing in the NFL, but he wasn’t successful. His move, Spear, is similar to a shoulder tackle in American football! ONE WITH THE OCEAN When he isn’t in the ring, Shinsuke Nakamura loves to surf! READY TO POGO Bayley loves juggling and has also been bouncing on a pogo stick since she was 10 years old. BEFORE THE IICONICS Billie Kay played in the Australian Basketball Association, and her team won a state championship! Peyton Royce is a trained ballerina and started dancing when she was three. The duo attended the same sports high school in Sydney! SUPER PSYCHED Xavier Woods from The New Day has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, another in philosophy, and a masters degree…

Q What do you call a kernel in the toilet? A Poop corn! Leo, Vic The chicken crossed the road, coz it felt like it. Honestly. No joke. Blayke, NSW Astronomy might be out of this world.., but geology rocks! Emily, NSW Q Which superhero A is most curious? Wonder Woman! Sandy, Qld Q Why did the physicist go to the moon? A To get a bit of space! Zeke, WA Q What do you get when you cross a cow and duck? A Cheese and quackers! Kailen, Qld Q What language is spoken by the postal workers in the Wizarding World? A Parcel-tongue! Ben, Tas My brother got a job as a florist this Spring. Apparently business is blooming! Kobe, Vic Q Does anyone know how long dinosaurs are…

□ Place a plastic snake so that the head or tail pokes out from its hiding spot! □ Covering an item (or many) with sticky notes. □ Whoopee cushion on a seat. □ Sticking fake bugs behind a blind or lampshade. □ Put a note saying, ‘Cockroach under cup! Don’t move!’ next to a knocked over paper cup. After tricking someone with this prank, wait a while, then put another paper cup over a plastic cockroach. Leave the same note. Your prank victim will think it’s just the same prank as before! □ Covering everything with aluminium foil, toilet paper or wrapping paper. □ Putting cling wrap across a doorway. □ Covering a mobile phone with rubber bands. □ Vaseline on a door handle. □ Fill a room with balloons.…

PRANK CENTRAL The K-Crew caused a lot of mischief with their prank-star mystery pranks! Aaron duped Johnny with fake poop, and the fake bugs were hidden behind the curtains at Ange’s desk! CATCHING GHOSTS Dan got his hands on a LEGO Hidden Side set and had fun hunting a few ghosts! did you enter the lego hidden side competition in the october issue? THE SWEET LIFE Aideen visited a magical (and sweet) realm! If I had all the K-Zone magazines I would be the happiest living thing in the whole entire solar system! – Lucah…