Come along as we answer some curious questions from children about various topics such as this origin of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, asks: who wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, age 6, questions: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
Nate, age 8, questions: which group established the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Produce Their Sweet Product?
Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees 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
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Prior to They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before babies are able to speak, what 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
