Kids' Trivia: Learning About the Story of the Vampire and the Way Bees Produce Sweet Nectar

Join us while we explore some interesting questions from young ones about various topics including the origin of the vampire myth and this method of bee nectar production.

Query 1: Who Wrote the Story of the Vampire?

Freyja, aged 8, asks: which author penned the story of the famous vampire?

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

Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?

A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: why do bees and wasps sting?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• They sting when they are hungry
• They sting when they feel threatened

Query 3: Who Formed the Earliest Government?

An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group formed the first government?

• People from Mesopotamia
• The ancient Greeks
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: How Do Bees Make Their Sweet Product?

Harry, aged 7, questions: by what process do bees create their golden nectar?

• 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Question 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Before They Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before infants are able to speak, what form of thought do they think 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 may not think in a structured way