Children's Questions: Discovering the Tale of Dracula and the Way Bees Make Honey
Come along while we answer some curious questions from children regarding various subjects including the origin of this vampire legend and the method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, questions: who wrote 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?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who established the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
Harry, age 7, wonders: how do honeybees create 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 Think in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: before infants can speak, what 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