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Egyptian mummies and steamy cities

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Jack is filling in for Ruby this week, we're heading to the pyramids of Egypt to hang out with some marvellous mummies… plus, hear about tiny turtles and people paddling in the ponds.

Quiz Questions

1.    Where are the schools that are learning about the urban heat island effect?

2.    What was this new national park used for in the past?

3.    Why have scientists been sniffing Egyptian mummies?

4.    What country did Emma McKeon visit to teach swimming lessons?

5.    How many eggs did the Loggerhead turtles lay?

Bonus Tricky Question

Will the baby turtles return to Mon Repos beach?

Answers

1.    Western Sydney

2.    A grazing station, a place to feed animals

3.    To find out what the preserved mummies smell like

4.    Bangladesh

5.    250,000

Bonus Tricky Answer

Yes, some of them will, to lay eggs

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