Children's Questions: Discovering the Tale of the Vampire and the Way Bees Produce Honey

Come along while we explore some curious questions posed by children about different topics including the origin of the vampire legend and this method of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Which Person Created the Tale of the Vampire?

A young girl, aged 8, questions: which author created the story of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• Bram Stoker
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

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

Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?

An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: which group created the very first government?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?

• 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

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

An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: prior to babies can talk, which language do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• They think in whatever language their parents speak in
• They use a unique baby language
• They don’t think at all