Join us while we explore some fascinating questions posed by children about various subjects such as this origin of the vampire myth and this process of honey making.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: which author created the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 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 Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before infants can talk, what 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
