Come along while we answer some fascinating questions posed by kids about various subjects such as this origin of the vampire myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Created the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, asks: who wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: for what reason do insects use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group formed the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees make their golden nectar?
- 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
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, which language do they process 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
