Kids' Questions: Discovering this Story of Dracula and How Bees Create Honey

Come along while we answer a few interesting questions posed by children regarding different subjects including this creation of this vampire legend and the process of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, wonders: which author created the story of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• Bram Stoker
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• William Shakespeare

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Question 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Governing Body?

An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group created the very first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Query 4: How Do Honeybees Make Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, asks: how do bees produce 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

Query 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, questions: before infants can talk, which form of thought do they think 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