Come along as we answer some fascinating questions posed by children regarding different topics including the creation of the vampire legend and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: which author penned the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, questions: for what reason do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: who formed the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees make 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 Babies Think in Before They Speak?
Ivy, age 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, which language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
