Come along as we answer a few fascinating queries from children about various topics such as this origin of the Dracula legend and the method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Created the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, asks: who created the tale of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, asks: who formed the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees create honey?
- 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Before They Speak?
Ivy, age 11, questions: before infants can speak, which form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
