Come along as we answer some curious queries posed by children about various topics such as the creation of the vampire legend and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, asks: which author wrote the legend of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: 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 Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: which group established the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Produce Their Sweet Product?
Harry, age 7, questions: how do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- 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 Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: before 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
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
