Join us as we answer some curious queries from young ones about various subjects including the origin of this vampire legend and the process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who penned the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- 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: Who Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who established the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 Before They Can Speak?
Ivy, age 11, asks: prior to infants can talk, which form of thought 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
