Kids' Quiz: Learning About this Legend of the Vampire and How Bees Create Sweet Nectar

Come along while we explore some interesting questions posed by children about different topics including this origin of the vampire myth and the process of honey production.

Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, questions: which author created the legend of the famous vampire?

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

Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

A six-year-old, aged 6, inquires: for what reason 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

Query 3: Who Established the First Governing Body?

Nate, age 8, questions: which group created the first government?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?

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

Query 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Can Speak?

Ivy, aged 11, questions: before babies can speak, what language do they think in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They think in a special language that only babies understand
• They may not think in a structured way