Join us while we answer a few curious queries from children about different topics including this origin of this Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Which Person Created the Tale of Dracula?
A young girl, age 8, asks: which author created the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, questions: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: who created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: by what process do bees produce honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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
Query 5: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before babies can speak, what form of thought 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 may not think in a structured way
