Children's Questions: Exploring this Legend of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Produce Sweet Nectar

Come along while we answer a few interesting questions from kids about different subjects such as this origin of this vampire legend and the method of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Who Created the Legend of Dracula?

Freyja, aged 8, questions: which author created the legend of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?

Gilbert, age 6, asks: why do insects use their stinger?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Query 3: Who Formed the First Governing Body?

An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: which group established the very first government?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do honeybees create honey?

• Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
• Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Question 5: What Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Speak?

Ivy, age 11, questions: prior to infants are able to talk, what form of thought 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 don’t think at all