Children's Questions: Exploring the Tale of the Vampire and the Way Bees Create Honey

Join us while we answer a few curious queries from kids about various topics including the creation of the Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of Dracula?

Freyja, age 8, asks: who created the tale of the famous vampire?

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

Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

Gilbert, age 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?

  • They sting if they think you are a flower
  • They are attracted to pleasant scents
  • Stinging occurs when they need food
  • They sting when they feel threatened

Query 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?

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

  • The ancient Mesopotamians
  • Civilization from Greece
  • The ancient Egyptians
  • The Aztecs

Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees create honey?

  • Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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 produce it, and bees take it from them

Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, questions: prior to infants can speak, what form of thought 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
Gregory Morgan
Gregory Morgan

Elena Visser is a Dutch curator and writer passionate about emerging artists and creative culture.