Join us while we answer some interesting questions posed by children about various subjects such as the creation of the vampire legend and the process of honey production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who wrote the tale of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are 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 Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, asks: which group formed the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees produce their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect 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
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Before They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: before babies can speak, which form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
