Kids' Questions: Discovering the Story of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Make Sweet Nectar
Come along while we answer a few curious questions from kids about different subjects such as this origin of the Dracula myth and the process of honey production.
Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: which author penned the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, asks: why do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: which group created the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to speak, which form of thought do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
