Join us while we answer some curious questions posed by children about different topics such as the origin of the Dracula myth and the method of honey production.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of Dracula?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Who Established the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, questions: which group established the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before babies can talk, which language do they process 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 may not think in a structured way