Join us while we answer a few interesting queries posed by children about various subjects including the creation of the vampire myth and the method of honey making.
Question 1: Who Created the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, questions: which author penned the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps 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 Formed the First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group established the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, questions: how do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- 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: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Speak?
Ivy, age 11, asks: before babies can talk, which language do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- 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
