Now and Ben

A machine or object created for the first time

• underwear

• invention

• skyscraper

• telephone

Which invention did Ben make that still keeps families safe in a storm?

• flippers

• electricity

• lightning rod

• library chair

What did Ben Franklin add to his newspapers, that was new?

• cartoons

• captions

• jokes

• ads

Ben's rocking chair did two things at once. Which choice is correct?

• Rock and churn butter

• Rock and play music

• Rock and read the paper

• Rock and feed you dinner

How long ago did Ben Franklin invent these new things?

• 20 years ago

• 200 years ago

• 10 years ago

• 50 years ago

Which choice lists some of Ben's ideas for his town?

• grocery store and restaurant

• gas station and laundromat

• hospital and library

• coffee shop and sewing store

What city did Benjamin Franklin live in?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Savannah

• Pittsburg

Which of these did Ben invent?

• telephone

• computer

• typewriter

• bifocals

Did Benjamin Franklin help the colonies become a new nation, called the United States of America?

• yes

• no

Was Benjamin Franklin ever a United States President?

• yes

• no