Come along as we dive into a few curious queries from kids about different subjects including the origin of this Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who wrote the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group established the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: by what process do bees create their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, questions: before infants 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 think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
