Children's Trivia: Exploring the Legend of the Vampire and How Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Join us as we dive into a few curious questions from young ones about various subjects including the creation of the Dracula myth and this process of honey making.

Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of Dracula?

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: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps 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: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?

An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: who formed the very first government?

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

Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: 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
• 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 Babies Think in Before They Talk?

Ivy, aged 11, inquires: before infants can talk, what language do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They use a unique baby language
• They don’t think at all