Kids' Trivia: Discovering the Story of the Vampire and the Way Bees Produce Honey

Join us while we explore some curious queries posed by children about various topics including this creation of this vampire myth and this method of bee nectar making.

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

Freyja, age 8, questions: who created the tale of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• The Irish writer
• Julia Donaldson
• The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

Gilbert, age 6, questions: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?

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

Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?

Nate, age 8, questions: who created the very first governing system?

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

Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do honeybees make 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

Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before babies can speak, what form of thought do they think in?

• It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They think in a special language that only babies understand
• They don’t think at all