Come along while we dive into a few curious queries posed by young ones about various subjects such as this creation of the Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Invented the Legend of Dracula?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who created the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, age 8, questions: which group established the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Bees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, questions: by what process do honeybees create honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: before infants can talk, what language do they process in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
