Early Life
Benjamin Franklin was one of this many children.
What is 17?
He is credited with inventing this comfortable chair, often seen on front porches today, or in a baby's nursery.
What is the rocking chair?
Ben taught himself how to speak Spanish, Italian, German and this other European language.
What is French?
This was the name of Benjamin Franklin's newspaper.
What is the Pennsylvania Gazette?
Along with his friend John Adams, he helped Thomas Jefferson write this famous declaration.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is 1706?
This invention helped people see their way down city streets at night.
What is the streetlight?
In addition to this famous newspaper, Franklin also published this popular book of his sayings, predictions on farming and weather, and cartoons known as this.
What is Poor Richard's Almanac?
This is the city Franklin called home as an adult.
Franklin served as a diplomat for the colonies in this European country.
What is France?
What is 10 years old?
He is famous for inventing this type of glasses.
What are bifocals?
Fill in the rest of this famous Franklin saying, "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and ______."
What is wise?
After he retired, he felt inspired to do this.
What is invent?
Because of his contributions to the founding of our country, Franklin was honored by being included on this bill of currency.
What is the hundred dollar bill?
When he was 12 years old, he did this.
What is became an apprentice for his brother?
His famous experiment with a kite and a key during a thunderstorm led this this well-known invention that helped save thousands of lives.
What is the lightning rod?
"A penny saved is a penny ________."
What is "earned"?
This is one of the most famous pseudonyms (or fake names) that Franklin wrote under.
Benjamin Franklin was a delegate to both of these meetings of representatives from each colony.
What are the Continental Congresses? (First and Second)
When his brother wouldn't print his work, Benjamin did this.
What is wrote under a different name?
Franklin helped make the first hospitals, police stations, universities, and these in America.
What are libraries?
"Time is ______."
What is "money"?
Surprisingly, Franklin never asked for these on this inventions, insisting that they benefits were for the good of all.
What are patents?
This is the name of the building in Philadelphia where both the Second Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention were held.
What is Independence Hall?