Children's Trivia: Learning About this Legend of the Vampire and How Honeybees Make Honey

Come along while we answer some curious questions from young ones about various topics including the creation of this Dracula myth and this process of honey production.

Question 1: Who Invented the Story of the Vampire?

A young girl, age 8, asks: who wrote the tale of the famous vampire?

• A popular children's author
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

A six-year-old, aged 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• They sting when they are hungry
• They sting when they feel threatened

Query 3: Who Formed the First Government?

An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: who established the very first governing system?

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do bees create 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
• Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Talk?

Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants can speak, which 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 don’t think at all