Join us while we answer some curious queries posed by children regarding different subjects such as the origin of the vampire myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, asks: which author created the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: why do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Established the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group established the very first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: how do bees create 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
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Prior to They Speak?
Ivy, age 11, asks: prior to babies can speak, which 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 think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
