Kids' Trivia: Discovering the Tale of the Vampire and How Bees Produce Honey

Come along as we explore some curious questions from young ones about various topics such as this origin of this Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.

Question 1: Which Person Created the Legend of the Vampire?

Freyja, age 8, wonders: which author created the tale of Dracula?

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

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, age 6, asks: why do insects sting?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• They sting when they are hungry
• They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?

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

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Aztecs

Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?

Harry, age 7, asks: by what process do bees create honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect 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 Can Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, inquires: before infants are able to talk, 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 don’t think at all