Come along as we answer some curious questions posed by children about various subjects including the creation of the vampire legend and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of Dracula?
A young girl, aged 8, questions: who penned the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Who Established the First Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: which group created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?
Harry, age 7, asks: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to speak, what form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
