Come along while we answer some curious queries from children about different subjects such as the origin of the Dracula myth and the method of honey production.
Question 1: Who Invented the Story of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: which author penned the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, questions: why do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for 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
Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: which group established the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, age 7, questions: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Speak?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to speak, which 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
