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What's The Big Idea Ben Franklin?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Benjamin Franklin from?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

Charlotte

2.

Benjamin Franklin's father was a Leather Apron Man who worked in what trade?

a)

Candle making

b)

Shoemaker

c)

Silversmith

d)

Blacksmith

3.

Benjamin Franklin went to work as for his brother James in what trade?

a)

Candle Making

b)

Printing

c)

Silversmith

d)

Blacksmith

4.

Benjamin would write letters to James'newspaper, signing them with what pen name?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Silent Dogwood

c)

Blackbeard

d)

Silence Dogood

5.

Which answer below is not an invention of Franklin's?

a)

Lamp

b)

Stove

c)

stepladder stool

d)

Lightning rod

6.

What book did Benjamin Franklin publish?

a)

Encyclopedia

b)

Dictionary

c)

Almanac

d)

Atlas

7.

Franklin helped Thomas Jefferson with writing what important document by making changes to it?

a)

Constitution

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris

8.

What did Benjamin Franklin wear on his head?

a)

Powdered wig

b)

Wool Cap

c)

Fur Cap

d)

Native American Headdress

9.

What country did Franklin talk into joining the war?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Switzerland

d)

France

10.

Benjamin Franklin would listen to his granddaughter study what subject?

a)

Science

b)

Reading

c)

Arithmetic

d)

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