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January 17, 1706

What is Benjamin Franklin's Birthday?

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Ben Franklin's wife
What is Deborah?
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Franklin's first practical use of this discovery was to protect buildings from fierce storms
What is a lightning rod?
100
This opened up the world to electricity
What is a Key?
100
"No gains...
What is no pains?
200
April 17, 1790
What is the date of Benjamin Franklin's death?
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Ben Franklin signed this treaty which ended the American Revolution in 1783
What is The Treaty of Paris?
200

A musical instrument when cranks are in rotation and one of them is touched and makes a sound

What is a glass armonica?

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Ben Franklin signed this important document in 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
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"If you sleep with the dogs..."
What is you will get fleas?
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Ben Franklin's father's job
What is a candlemaker?
300
Benjamin Franklin founded this University
What is The University of Pennsylvania?
300
This heats up a room more efficiently than a fireplace
What is The Franklin Stove?
300
Ben Franklin is one of the most known and loved and referred to as this
What is a Founding Father?
300
The dollar bill that Benjamin Franklin is featured on
What is a one-hundred dollar bill?
400
Ben Franklin was apprenticed to work here when he was 12 years old
What is his brothers printing shop?
400

What is the name of the book he published that included a calendar, weather forecasts, proverbs and amusing jokes

What is The Poor Richard's Almanac?

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Eyeglasses with an upper and lower half, the upper for distance, and the lower for reading
What is bifocals?
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Franklin was behind this establishment to help keep buildings safe.

First volunteer fire fighting company?

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The number of brother and sisters that Ben Franklin had
What is 12 or 17?
500
Since James and Ben did not get along, Ben ran off to this place to make his own way in the world
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
500

In what decade of his life did Ben Franklin die?

What is his eighth decade?
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Ben learned to swim and became an expert swimmer. Wanting to increase his speed in the water, Franklin created these and wore them on his hands.
What is Swimming Fins?
500

Throughout Ben Franklin's life he had many different jobs

What is a printer, writer, postmaster, inventor, scientist, volunteer firefighter

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Ben Franklin was the first to appear on this
What is a US Postage Stamp?