Come along as we answer a few fascinating questions posed by children about different topics such as the origin of the vampire legend and the method of honey making.
Question 1: Which Person Created the Legend of Dracula?
A young girl, age 8, questions: who wrote the tale of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, inquires: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: which group formed the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees make 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
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?
Ivy, age 11, questions: prior to babies can 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 use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
