Children's Questions: Discovering the Story of Dracula and the Way Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Join us as we answer a few interesting queries posed by kids regarding various topics such as this creation of this Dracula myth and this process of honey making.

Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?

A young girl, aged 8, wonders: who created the story of Dracula?

• A popular children's author
• Bram Stoker
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Query 2: Why Do Insects 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

Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?

An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: which group created the very first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees create 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

Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?

An eleven-year-old, 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 don’t think at all