Join us while we answer a few curious queries posed by kids regarding different subjects including this origin of the vampire myth and this process of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: which author wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, questions: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- 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
Question 3: Who Established the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, asks: who formed the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: by what process do bees create honey?
- 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
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Speak?
Ivy, age 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
