Children's Questions: Learning About the Tale of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Make Honey

Come along as we answer some fascinating queries posed by children about different topics including the origin of this Dracula legend and this method of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?

A young girl, aged 8, wonders: which author created the legend of the famous vampire?

• A popular children's author
• Bram Stoker
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?

A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps 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

Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?

An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: who created the first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?

Harry, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees create their golden nectar?

• 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?

Ivy, aged 11, inquires: before infants can speak, which language do they think 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