Kids' Trivia: Discovering this Legend of Dracula and How Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Join us as we explore a few curious queries from children about different topics including the creation of this vampire myth and the method of honey production.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Story of the Vampire?

Freyja, aged 8, questions: which author created the story of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?

A six-year-old, age 6, questions: why do insects sting?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Who Formed the First Governing Body?

An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: who formed the first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Question 4: How Do Bees Produce Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do honeybees produce their golden nectar?

• 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

Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, asks: before infants can speak, what form of thought do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• They think in whatever language their parents speak in
• They think in a special language that only babies understand
• They may not think in a structured way