Come along while we answer some interesting queries from children about various subjects such as the creation of the vampire myth and the method of honey making.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: which group formed the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees make honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: before babies are able to speak, what language do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
