1. Which city can boast of being the founding place of Benjamin Franklin? Boston New York Philadelphia London

2. According to Franklin, what was he carrying when he first encountered Deborah Read, the girl who would become his wife? A bouquet of flowers A chicken Rolls of bread A roll of printing paper

3. Who was with Franklin when he made his famous “discovery of electricity?” His son, William His brother, James His wife, Deborah He was alone

4. Of which colony was Franklin’s son, William, appointed royal governor in 1762? New York New Jersey Maryland Pennsylvania

5. Of the following characters, which is NOT a creation of Franklin’s? Ebenezer Goodfriend Alice Addertongue Silence Dogood Anthony Afterwit

6. In his will, Franklin left a gift of 2,000 pounds to two cities, which was to be used as loans to assist tradesmen of those towns who, upon finishing their apprenticeships, desired to start their own businesses. Which two cities were the recipients of Franklin's bequest? Boston and Philadelphia Baltimore and Albany New York and Washington, D.C. Trenton and Charleston

7. To whom is the following quote about Franklin attributed? “The history of our Revolution will be one continued lie from one end to the other. The essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin's electrical rod smote the earth and out sprang General Washington. That Franklin electrified him with his rod - and thenceforward these two conducted all the policies, negotiations, legislatures, and war.” Answer: (First and last name, or just last name: think Presidential)

8. In the early summer of 1776, Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were appointed by the Continental Congress to a committee of five to draft a declaration that would state the united colonies' reasons for declaring their independence from England. This, of course, resulted in the Declaration of Independence. Who were the other two members of that committee? Benjamin Rush and John Witherspoon Gouverneur Morris and John Jay Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston Elbridge Gerry and Samuel Adams

9. Benjamin Franklin and his common-law wife Deborah had two sons, with only one living to maturity. True False

10. Upon Benjamin Franklin’s death in April, 1790, what did he leave to George Washington, then serving as President of the United States? His notes from the Constitutional Convention His walking stick His first set of bifocals His Freemason's ring