Join us while we answer a few fascinating questions from children regarding different topics including the origin of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Created the Story of Dracula?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: which author wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: who formed the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Bees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: how do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: prior to infants are able to talk, which language do they process in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
