Big brass band and prize-winning pasta

On News Time, we count down five news stories from around Australia and the world, and today's show has a tasty mix of news morsels for you. I've got award winning lunch orders, booming brass bands and cool coastal science on the menu.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.Can you name two of the veggies in the pasta?
2. 2.How many new species were added to the National Species List?
3. 3.In which town, starting with B, is the all-ages brass band?
4. 4.What's the indigenous name for Botany Bay?
5. 5.What kind of mushroom have the scientists used for the robot? Hint: It's a little bit royal!

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the name of the rootlike structures that the mushroom has grown into the hardware?

Answers

1. 1.Any two of these: sweet potato, tomato, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum and zucchini
2. 2.750
3. 3.Bega
4. 4.Gamay
5. 5.King Oyster

Bonus Tricky Answer

Mycelium