What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

Benjamin Franklin's father and brothers were leather apron men, which meant that they _____.

• were cooks in the military

• worked with their hands for their job (candle making, soap making, blacksmith, carpenter)

• fought in the war

• sold aprons

What was Ben's most important invention, in your opinion? Why?

Ben Franklin had all of the following jobs EXCEPT _________.

• store owner

• an inventor

• printer

• banker

• apprentice to his brother

As a teenager, Ben spent a lot of time learning about all of the following except for _______________.

• arguing

• swimming

• sewing

• arguing

• Math /magic squares

Why didn't Benjamin want to be an apprentice to anyone?

• He wanted to be a preacher.

• He thought being an apprentice would not make much money.

• He wanted to sit at home and play video games.

• He thought he could learn how to do the job in a shorter amount of time.

What did Benjamin's experiments about electricity teach him?

• Lightning and electricity were the same thing.

• Electricity can't be stored.

• Electricity could cause fires.

• Electricity needs a battery.

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, but he spent most of his life living in __________.

• New York City & Boston

• Annville & Cleona

• Europe & Philadelphia

Which of the items below did Ben Franklin invent?

Hint: there are 4.

• bifocal glasses

• lightning rod

• ice cream

• post office

• Franklin stove