Kids' Trivia: Discovering this Legend of the Vampire and How Honeybees Produce Sweet Nectar

Come along as we explore a few curious questions posed by kids about various subjects such as this creation of the Dracula legend and this method of bee nectar making.

Question 1: Who Invented the Tale of Dracula?

A young girl, age 8, asks: which author penned the story of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• Bram Stoker
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why 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
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?

Nate, age 8, inquires: which group established the very first government?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Aztecs

Query 4: How Do Bees Create Honey?

Harry, aged 7, asks: how do bees make 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
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

Query 5: Which Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, what form of thought do they process in?

• It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They use a unique baby language
• They don’t think at all