Children's Trivia: Exploring this Legend of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Produce Honey
Come along as we explore a few interesting queries from children about different topics such as this origin of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Story of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, asks: which author wrote the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason 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
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, asks: who established the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: by what process do honeybees create 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: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: before babies are able to talk, what form of thought 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 may not think in a structured way