Come along while we explore some interesting queries posed by children about different topics such as the origin of the Dracula myth and the method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Created the Tale of Dracula?
A young girl, aged 8, questions: which author penned the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects 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
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, asks: who established the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: by what process do honeybees produce 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: prior to babies are able to speak, which language do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- 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
