Children's Questions: Discovering this Story of Dracula and How Honeybees Make Honey

Come along while we answer some curious queries from children about different subjects including the origin of this vampire myth and this process of honey making.

Query 1: Who Created the Story of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps sting?

• They might mistake you for 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 Governing Body?

Nate, age 8, inquires: who created the first government?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• Civilization from Greece
• Society from Egypt
• The Aztecs

Question 4: How Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees 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
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Speak?

Ivy, age 11, inquires: prior to babies are able to talk, what language do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They use a unique baby language
• They don’t think at all