Benjamin Franklin Trivia Quiz
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Polymath, diplomat, inventor, and key architect of American independence. Play the Benjamin Franklin trivia quiz solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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Sample Benjamin Franklin Quiz Questions
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
Despite never serving as president, this Founding Father's portrait appears on this high-denomination U.S. bill.
Difficulty: Easy- $10 bill
- $20 bill
- $50 bill
- $100 bill
This annual publication, filled with weather predictions, proverbs, and practical advice, was published for 25 years starting in 1732.
Difficulty: Medium- The Farmer's Almanac
- The Philadelphia Gazette
- Poor Richard's Almanack
- The Penny Post
This English Unitarian minister and discoverer of oxygen corresponded extensively with an American scientist about electrical experiments.
Difficulty: Hard- Humphry Davy
- Henry Cavendish
- Joseph Priestley
- John Dalton
This type of eyewear, invented in the 1780s, combines two lens strengths so wearers can see both near and far objects.
Difficulty: Easy- Monocles
- Pince-nez
- Spectacles
- Bifocals
This Boston newspaper, run by James Franklin, was where his younger brother secretly published satirical essays as a teenager.
Difficulty: Medium- Boston Gazette
- New-England Courant
- Massachusetts Spy
- American Weekly Mercury
This Latin motto meaning "having snatched the scepter from tyrants" appeared with Franklin's image on a famous French medallion.
Difficulty: Hard- Eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis
- E pluribus unum
- Novus ordo seclorum
- Annuit coeptis
This metal rod, mounted on buildings, safely conducts electrical discharges from storms into the ground.
Difficulty: Easy- Ground wire
- Storm spike
- Electric mast
- Lightning rod
This insurance company, founded in 1752 to protect Philadelphia homes from fire damage, was one of the first of its kind in the colonies.
Difficulty: Medium- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
- Colonial Mutual
- American Insurance Company
- Philadelphia Contributionship
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