Join us while we answer some curious questions posed by children about various topics including this origin of this Dracula legend and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Wrote the Legend of Dracula?
A young girl, age 8, asks: who wrote the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group formed the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?
Harry, age 7, asks: how do honeybees produce 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: prior to babies are able to talk, what form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- 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
