Come along while we answer a few curious questions posed by kids about various subjects such as the creation of the Dracula myth and this process of honey making.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, questions: which author penned the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, inquires: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: who formed the very first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to talk, what 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 may not think in a structured way
