Kids' Questions: Discovering this Story of the Vampire and the Way Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Come along while we explore a few curious questions from children regarding different subjects including the creation of the Dracula legend and the process of bee nectar production.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Story of the Vampire?

Freyja, aged 8, asks: which author created the tale of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?

A six-year-old, age 6, asks: 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

Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?

Nate, aged 8, questions: which group established the very first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees produce honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: before babies can speak, what 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 don’t think at all