Come along while we answer a few fascinating queries posed by children regarding various subjects such as the origin of the vampire myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who created the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason 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
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Formed the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group formed the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Honey?
Harry, age 7, questions: how do honeybees make 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Talk?
Ivy, age 11, asks: before infants are able to talk, which form of thought do they think 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
