Join us while we answer a few curious questions from young ones about various subjects such as the creation of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who created the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: 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
Question 3: Who Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, asks: who formed the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do bees produce honey?
- 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
Query 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to speak, what form of thought 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 may not think in a structured way
