Kids' Trivia: Discovering the Tale of the Vampire and How Honeybees Produce Sweet Nectar

Join us while we explore some interesting queries from young ones about various topics such as the origin of this Dracula myth and this process of honey production.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Story of Dracula?

Freyja, age 8, questions: which author wrote the story of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

A six-year-old, 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
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?

An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: which group formed the very first government?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees make honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, asks: before babies can talk, which language do they think 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 don’t think at all