Join us while we explore a few curious questions posed by children about various topics such as this origin of the Dracula legend and this method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who penned the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are 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
Question 3: Which Civilization Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, asks: which group established the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: how do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- 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
Query 5: Which Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: before babies are able to talk, what language 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
