Inventions/Beginnings
What invention did Ben create to help people swim better?
Swim Fins
What booklet contained Ben's wise sayings?
Poor Richard's Almanac
What is having the skill to create something?
inventive
Where was Ben Franklin a postmaster?
Philadelphia
What was Ben's invention called that warmed homes?
Pennsylvania Fireplace
Which saying is created by Ben?
a. Fish and visitors stink after three days.
b. Your mother is always right.
c. Go to bed so you don't bump your head.
a. Fish and visitors stink after three days.
What is a written agreement between two or more people?
contract
What was the first trade Ben learned?
candle and soap maker
How did Ben solve the problem of the streets being dark at night?
Street Lights
Which is a saying created by Ben Franklin?
a.Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
b. Ask for what you want and it will be given to you.
c. The Philadelphia Zoo is where it is all happening.
a. Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
What is it to take a short look?
glimpse
Ben was an apprentice to who? He was learning to be a printer.
James-his brother
Sharing information between the colonies was too slow. What did Ben do to help this problem?
Mapped out better postal routes
Ben stated, "I have suffered cold sometimes to only short of freezing, but this did not make me catch cold." Can you catch a cold from the cold?
No
What is a yearly book of information?
It includes: calendars, facts about sunrise/sunset, ocean tides, weather predictions, and other useful information
almanac
Ben was working on the constitution of the United States. What is a constitution?
Ben loved to read. What did he start in America so that everyone would be able to read?
1731, First Public Library
What does this saying mean from Ben Franklin, "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead"
Answers may vary. People can't keep secrets.
What is something that is useful?
practical
As a postmaster, what did Ben do?
a. sent mail all around the world
b. shortened delivery times
c. designed postal stamps