Come along while we answer some interesting questions from kids about various subjects such as the origin of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: who created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, 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
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group created the very first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: how do bees create honey?
- 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
Query 5: Which Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: prior to 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 think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
