Come along while we explore a few interesting queries from young ones about different topics including the creation of the Dracula myth and this method of honey production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: which author penned the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
Nate, age 8, questions: who established the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Language Do Infants Think in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: prior to infants can speak, which 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 use a unique baby language
- They don’t think at all