Join us while we answer some curious questions posed by children about various subjects such as the origin of this vampire myth and this method of honey making.
Query 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, questions: who created the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, questions: why do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Speak?
Ivy, age 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to talk, which 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 don’t think at all
