Children's Quiz: Learning About this Legend of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Produce Honey

Join us as we explore some interesting questions from children about various topics such as the creation of the vampire myth and this method of bee nectar production.

Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?

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

• A popular children's author
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• William Shakespeare

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

Gilbert, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects 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

Question 3: Who Formed the Earliest Government?

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

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• Civilization from Greece
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Honey?

Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?

• Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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

Query 5: What Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Talk?

Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to speak, what language do they process in?

• It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They use a unique baby language
• They don’t think at all