Children's Trivia: Discovering this Tale of the Vampire and the Way Bees Make Sweet Nectar

Come along as we dive into a few fascinating questions posed by kids regarding different topics including the creation of the vampire myth and this method of bee nectar making.

Query 1: Which Person Invented the Story of the Vampire?

Freyja, aged 8, wonders: which author wrote the legend of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

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

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?

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

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Aztecs

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?

A seven-year-old, age 7, questions: by what process do bees make 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

Question 5: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Talk?

Ivy, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to speak, which form of thought do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• They think in whatever language their parents speak in
• They think in a special language that only babies understand
• They don’t think at all