Come along while we answer some curious queries from children about different subjects including the origin of the vampire legend and this method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Created the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group established the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Honey?
Harry, aged 7, questions: how do honeybees produce 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: What Language Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before infants are able to speak, which language do they think 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
