Join us while we answer some curious queries from children about various subjects including the origin of the Dracula legend and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Created the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, questions: which author created the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, age 8, inquires: which group formed the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: how do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, questions: prior to infants can speak, which form of thought do they process 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
