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Children's Questions: Exploring this Story of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Make Honey

Join us while we explore a few curious questions from young ones about different topics including the origin of the vampire myth and this process of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Tale of Dracula?

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

  • Michael Morpurgo
  • Bram Stoker
  • Julia Donaldson
  • The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?

  • 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 Established the First Governing Body?

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

  • The ancient Mesopotamians
  • Civilization from Greece
  • Society from Egypt
  • The Mesoamerican culture

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?

Harry, age 7, wonders: how 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

Query 5: Which Language Do Infants Think in Before They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: prior to babies are able to talk, what language do they process in?

  • They probably don't use words for thinking
  • They think in whatever language their parents speak in
  • They use a unique baby language
  • They don’t think at all
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