Kids' Questions: Exploring the Legend of Dracula and How Honeybees Make Honey
Come along as we answer a few curious questions from kids about different topics such as the origin of the Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Created the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, asks: who created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, questions: why do insects use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Who Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: which group created the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: by what process do bees make 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: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: prior to babies can talk, which language do they process in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all