Come along while we answer a few curious queries from kids about different topics such as the origin of the vampire legend and the method of honey production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: which author penned the tale of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: who established the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: how do bees make honey?
- 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: before babies are able to speak, what form of thought do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- 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
