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Children's Quiz: Discovering the Story of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Make Honey

Come along while we answer a few fascinating questions posed by young ones about different topics including this origin of this Dracula legend and this method of bee nectar making.

Question 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of Dracula?

Freyja, age 8, questions: which author penned the legend of the famous vampire?

  • A popular children's author
  • Bram Stoker
  • Julia Donaldson
  • The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?

  • They might mistake you for a flower
  • They sting you if you smell nice
  • Stinging occurs when they need food
  • It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Query 3: Who Formed the First Governing Body?

Nate, age 8, asks: which group established the first governing system?

  • People from Mesopotamia
  • Civilization from Greece
  • Society from Egypt
  • The Aztecs

Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Honey?

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

  • 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: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?

Ivy, age 11, inquires: before infants are able to speak, what language 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 don’t think at all
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Marisa White

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