Children's Trivia: Discovering this Tale of the Vampire and the Way Bees Make Honey
Come along while we answer a few curious queries posed by kids about different topics including the origin of the Dracula myth and the method of honey making.
Query 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: who penned the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: which group established the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees create their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- 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
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: before infants can talk, what form of thought 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
