Children's Quiz: Discovering the Legend of the Vampire and the Way Bees Make Honey

Join us while we answer a few interesting questions posed by kids about different subjects such as the creation of this Dracula myth and this process of honey making.

Question 1: Who Wrote the Story of Dracula?

Freyja, aged 8, questions: which author created the story of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• William Shakespeare

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects use their stinger?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Query 3: Who Formed the Earliest Government?

Nate, aged 8, asks: which group formed the very first governing system?

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

Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: how do honeybees create honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
• 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: Which Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to speak, which form of thought 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