Join us as we explore a few curious questions from kids about various subjects such as this origin of this Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, questions: who penned the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: who formed the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how do bees make honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- 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: Which Language Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
Ivy, age 11, questions: before babies are able to talk, which form of thought do they process 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 may not think in a structured way
