Join us as we answer some curious questions from kids regarding various topics including the origin of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, questions: who penned the legend of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who created the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees produce honey?
- 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 Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
Ivy, age 11, questions: prior to infants can talk, which language do they think 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
