Kids' Questions: Learning About the Legend of the Vampire and How Bees Make Honey

Join us as we answer a few curious questions posed by young ones about various subjects such as the creation of this Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.

Question 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?

Freyja, age 8, questions: who penned the legend of the famous vampire?

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

Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps 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: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?

Nate, aged 8, asks: which group formed the first government?

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

Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: how do bees produce honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
• 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

Query 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, asks: prior to babies can talk, what form of thought 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