Join us as we explore a few curious queries posed by kids about various topics including the origin of this vampire myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: which author created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do insects use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: which group formed the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Bees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees 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
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: prior to infants are able to talk, which language do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
