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Life of Benjamin Franklin - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 6,490 times
- The average score is 11 of 16
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1723 | At age 17, he moves to this city | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 1790 | He submits a petition to the U.S. Congress to abolish this | Slavery | 88%
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| 1778 | He negotiates a treaty of alliance between the U.S. and this country | France | 86%
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| 1750 | Using a kite, he performs an experiment meant to capture electricity from this | Lightning | 83%
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| ... | Franklin's father was a chandler, a person who makes these | Candles | 78%
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| 1787 | At age 81, he is the oldest person to sign this document | U.S. Constitution | 75%
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| 1706 | Ben Franklin was born in this city | Boston | 74%
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| 1775 | He becomes the first person to hold this office with the U.S. government, supervising mail delivery | {Postmaster} General | 69%
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| 1784 | He invents this type of eyewear | Bifocals | 68%
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| 1731 | He joins this organization of free thinkers | Freemasons | 68%
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| 1775 | He is elected to serve as a delegate at this meeting of the thirteen colonies | {Continental} Congress | 67%
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| 1750 | He first suffers from this disease, common among the well-fed | Gout | 66%
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| 1750s - 1770s | Franklin spends most of this time in this city | London | 59%
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| 1749 | Franklin founds this University | University of Pennsylvania | 53%
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| 1732 | He publishes the first edition of this yearly almanac | Poor Richard’s Almanack | 40%
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| 1718 | He starts his apprenticeship in this profession | Printing | 40%
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