Join us while we answer a few curious queries posed by children about various topics such as this origin of the Dracula myth and the method of honey production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: which author created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Who Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group created the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees make their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before babies can talk, which language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
