Kids' Questions: Exploring the Tale of Dracula and How Honeybees Create Honey

Come along as we explore a few curious questions posed by children about various subjects such as this origin of the vampire legend and this process of honey production.

Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?

Freyja, aged 8, asks: who wrote the tale of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• Bram Stoker
• Julia Donaldson
• The famous playwright

Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do insects 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

Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?

Nate, age 8, inquires: which group established the very first governing system?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?

Harry, age 7, asks: how do honeybees 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 produce it, and bees take it from them

Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Talk?

An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: before babies are able to speak, which language do they process 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