Join us while we answer a few fascinating queries posed by children about various topics including the origin of the vampire legend and this process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: which author wrote the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps 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 First Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: who established the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how 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
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before infants can talk, what form of thought do they process 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
