Come along while we answer a few curious queries posed by young ones about various topics such as the origin of the vampire myth and this process of honey making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Story of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, asks: who penned the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects use their stinger?
- 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
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, inquires: who created the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees produce honey?
- 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to speak, what form of thought do they think 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 may not think in a structured way
