Join us as we answer some curious queries from young ones regarding various topics including this origin of the Dracula myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: which author penned the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: which group established the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
Harry, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees produce honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: before infants are able to speak, what 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 don’t think at all
