Come along while we answer some curious queries posed by kids regarding various topics such as this creation of the Dracula myth and this process of honey making.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: which author created the tale of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- 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 use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group created the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?
Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants can talk, which language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
