Kids' Quiz: Exploring the Story of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Make Honey

Join us as we answer a few fascinating questions posed by children about different subjects such as this origin of the vampire myth and this method of bee nectar making.

Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Story of Dracula?

Freyja, age 8, asks: who wrote the legend of the famous vampire?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• William Shakespeare

Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• They sting when they are hungry
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?

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

• People from Mesopotamia
• Civilization from Greece
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Aztecs

Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, asks: how do bees create honey?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

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

An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants can talk, what language do they think 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