Come along as we explore some interesting queries from children about different topics including the origin of the vampire legend and the process of honey production.
Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: which author wrote the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why 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
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: which group created the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do bees make honey?
- 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
Question 5: What Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before infants are able to talk, which form of thought do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- 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
