Children's Questions: Learning About this Tale of Dracula and the Way Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Come along while we answer some curious queries posed by young ones regarding various subjects such as the origin of the vampire myth and the process of honey making.

Question 1: Who Created the Tale of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, asks: who wrote the legend of Dracula?

• A popular children's author
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?

• 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 formed the first governing system?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Question 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: 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
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

Query 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Before They Talk?

An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to speak, which 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