Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Benjamin Franklin’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
1.) Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of which country?
A.) France
B.) England
C.) United States
D.) Spain
Answer: C.) United States
2.) Franklin is best known for his experiments with:
A.) Magnetism
B.) Electricity
C.) Gravity
D.) Optics
Answer: B.) Electricity
3.) Franklin is credited with the invention of which common household item?
A.) Refrigerator
B.) Microwave
C.) Lightning rod
D.) Vacuum cleaner
Answer: C.) Lightning rod
4.) In which year was Benjamin Franklin born?
A.) 1606
B.) 1706
C.) 1806
D.) 1906
Answer: B.) 1706
5.) Franklin’s famous publication that dispensed practical advice and wisdom was called:
A.) The Federalist Papers
B.) Poor Richard’s Almanack
C.) The Pennsylvania Gazette
D.) Common Sense
Answer: B.) Poor Richard’s Almanack
6.) Franklin’s role in drafting the United States Constitution was as a:
A.) President
B.) Secretary of State
C.) Delegate
D.) Supreme Court Justice
Answer: C.) Delegate
7.) Franklin served as a diplomat and ambassador to which European country during the American Revolution?
A.) France
B.) England
C.) Spain
D.) Germany
Answer: A.) France
8.) Franklin is famously depicted on which denomination of U.)S.) currency?
A.) $5 bill
B.) $10 bill
C.) $20 bill
D.) $100 bill
Answer: D.) $100 bill
9.) Franklin was an avid supporter of which form of government for the United States?
A.) Monarchy
B.) Republic
C.) Communism
D.) Dictatorship
Answer: B.) Republic
10.) In addition to his scientific and political pursuits, Franklin was a successful:
A.) Farmer
B.) Merchant
C.) Artist
D.) Lawyer
Answer: B.) Merchant
11.) Franklin’s famous experiment involving a kite and a key helped prove the connection between lightning and:
A.) Electricity
B.) Magnetism
C.) Sound waves
D.) Solar radiation
Answer: A.) Electricity
12.) Franklin founded the first public lending library in which American city?
A.) Boston
B.) Philadelphia
C.) New York
D.) Washington, D.C.
Answer: B.) Philadelphia
13.) Franklin invented a heating stove that became known as the:
A.) Franklin Furnace
B.) Franklin Heater
C.) Franklin Stove
D.) Franklin Heater
Answer: C.) Franklin Stove
14.) Franklin served as the postmaster general for the:
A.) Colonial America
B.) British Empire
C.) French Republic
D.) United States
Answer: A.) Colonial America
15.) Franklin was a delegate to the Continental Congress and helped draft which significant document?
A.) Bill of Rights
B.) Magna Carta
C.) Articles of Confederation
D.) Declaration of Independence
Answer: D.) Declaration of Independence
16.) Franklin’s famous saying “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” is from:
A.) Poor Richard’s Almanack
B.) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
C.) Common Sense
D.) The Silence Dogood letters
Answer: A.) Poor Richard’s Almanack
17.) Franklin invented a musical instrument called the:
A.) Harmonica
B.) Guitar
C.) Glass Armonica
D.) Banjo
Answer: C.) Glass Armonica
18.) Franklin was a member of which influential philosophical society in Philadelphia?
A.) Lunar Society
B.) American Philosophical Society
C.) Royal Society of London
D.) Medico-Chirurgical Society
Answer: B.) American Philosophical Society
19.) Franklin served as the governor of which U.S. state?
A.) Pennsylvania
B.) Massachusetts
C.) Virginia
D.) New York
Answer: A.) Pennsylvania
20.) Franklin’s role in negotiating the Treaty of Paris in 1783 helped end which war?
A.) French and Indian War
B.) Revolutionary War
C.) War of 1812
D.) Civil War
Answer: B.) Revolutionary War