Join us while we answer a few curious questions from children about different topics such as the origin of this Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Created the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who penned the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: for what reason 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
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Established the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group formed the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: by what process do bees make honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- 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 Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to infants are able to talk, which form of thought do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
