Kids' Trivia: Learning About the Tale of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Produce Honey

Come along while we answer some fascinating questions from young ones about various subjects such as this creation of the vampire myth and the process of honey production.

Query 1: Which Person Wrote the Legend of Dracula?

Freyja, aged 8, wonders: who penned the story of the famous vampire?

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

Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?

A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects use their stinger?

• They sting if they think you are a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• They sting when they are hungry
• They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Who Established the Earliest Governing Body?

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

• The ancient Mesopotamians
• The ancient Greeks
• The ancient Egyptians
• The Mesoamerican culture

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?

• Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
• Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps

Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Speak?

An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before babies can speak, which 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