Join us while we answer some curious queries posed by kids about various subjects such as the creation of this Dracula legend and the process of honey making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who penned the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: why do insects use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for 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 Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: who established the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees make 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
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Speak?
Ivy, age 11, asks: before babies can talk, which form of thought 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 use a unique baby language
- They don’t think at all
