Come along while we answer a few curious queries posed by children regarding various subjects including the origin of the vampire legend and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: who created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: who formed the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Bees Create Honey?
Harry, age 7, questions: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- 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: What Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, what language do they process 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 may not think in a structured way
