Kids' Questions: Exploring this Story of the Vampire and the Way Bees Produce Sweet Nectar

Join us as we answer a few curious queries posed by kids about various topics including this origin of this Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, asks: who wrote the tale of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• The famous playwright

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do insects use their stinger?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Question 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?

Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group established the very first government?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Their Sweet Product?

Harry, age 7, questions: how do honeybees make 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

Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 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
• 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