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Kids' Questions: Learning About this Legend of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Make Sweet Nectar

Come along as we answer some interesting queries from kids regarding various subjects such as this creation of the Dracula myth and the process of honey making.

Question 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?

Freyja, age 8, wonders: who created the story of Dracula?

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

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, age 6, questions: why do insects use their stinger?

  • They might mistake you for a flower
  • They are attracted to pleasant scents
  • Stinging occurs when they need food
  • They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?

Nate, aged 8, questions: who established the first government?

  • The ancient Mesopotamians
  • Civilization from Greece
  • The ancient Egyptians
  • The Aztecs

Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees make 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

Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: before babies are able to speak, which language 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
By

Terri Black

A tech journalist with over a decade of experience covering digital transformation and emerging technologies.

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