Benjamin Franklin Quiz (BBC)

Where was Benjamin Franklin born?

• London

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Boston

What was the name of the newspaper that Benjamin Franklin bought and edited?

• The Boston Globe

• The Pennsylvania Gazette

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

• The New York Times

What did Benjamin Franklin invent?

• The microwave

• The light bulb

• The Franklin stove

• The telephone

In which country did Benjamin Franklin negotiate the Franco-American Alliance?

• Spain

• Germany

• France

• Italy

What position did Benjamin Franklin hold in America from 1753 to 1774?

• Ambassador

• President

• Deputy Postmaster

• Secretary of State

What did Benjamin Franklin help to draft in 1776?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

Where did Benjamin Franklin die?

• Philadelphia

• London

• Boston

• Paris

What was the name of the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin?

• Thomas

• John

• William

• Henry

What did Benjamin Franklin demonstrate with his famous kite experiment?

• The identity of lightning and electricity

• The concept of time travel

• The theory of relativity

• The existence of aliens

What did Benjamin Franklin establish in 1751, which later became the University of Pennsylvania?

• A library

• A hospital

• An academy

• A research institute