Bill O'Reilly: News Quiz

1. On June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew what type of object?

Plane

Kite

Bird

Balloon

Wings

2. Franklin was passionate about science and invented what object to prevent fires?

Lightning Rod

Fishing Pole

Asbestos

Pitch Paint

Fire Hydrant

3. A man committed to writing and receiving letters, Franklin took what role very seriously?

Quartermaster General

Master Electrician

Editor in Chief

President

Postmaster General

4. Franklin apprenticed to his brother in what profession?

Coopering

Chandelling

Printing

Soaping

Tanning

5. Franklin served as an agent to the British Parliament for what colony in both 1757 and 1764?

New York

New Zealand

Quebec

Pennsylvania

Virginia Assembly

6. The passage of what act profoundly affected the way in which Ben Franklin saw the relationship between the Crown and the colonies?

Stamp Act of 1765

Whiskey Act of 1777

Postage Act of 1750

Hay Act of 1750

Emboss Act of 1770

7. Franklin is the only founding father to have done what?

Lived in France

Lived in Britain

Signed all four key founding documents

Never been married

To ride a horse

8. It is hard to overstate Franklin's influence and contribution to the American cause, earning him what nickname?

First American

Beloved Ben

Friendly Franklin

Patriotic Frank

Electric Ben

9. Franklin spent 9 years in what country, securing a necessary alliance?

Britain

Poland

Mexico

France

Canada

10. What did Franklin consider to be his last great civic cause?

Temperance

Judicial reform

Secession

Abolition

Voting rights

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