Come along while we answer a few curious queries posed by young ones regarding various topics such as the origin of the vampire myth and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Which Person Invented the Story of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, asks: who created the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, questions: for what reason 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
Query 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: who created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Their Sweet Product?
Harry, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees make 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, which language do they think 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 don’t think at all
