Come along as we explore a few curious queries posed by children about different topics such as the origin of this vampire myth and the process of honey production.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: which author created the legend of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, asks: for what reason do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who formed the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
Harry, age 7, questions: how do bees produce their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, what language do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- 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
