Children's Questions: Exploring this Legend of Dracula and the Way Bees Create Honey

Join us while we answer some curious queries from young ones about various topics such as the origin of this vampire legend and this process of honey production.

Query 1: Who Invented the Legend of Dracula?

A young girl, age 8, wonders: which author wrote the tale of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• They sting when they feel threatened

Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?

Nate, age 8, questions: which group established the first government?

• People from Mesopotamia
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, questions: how do honeybees make their golden nectar?

• Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?

Ivy, age 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to speak, what form of thought 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 may not think in a structured way