The Boy Who Caught Lightning — Questions and answers

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What year did Dr. Eva ask the children to imagine traveling back to in the American colonies?

Choices

  1. Around the year 1750 ✓
  2. The year 2000
  3. Long before submersibles
  4. Around the year 1800

Answer: Around the year 1750

From page 3

Besides being a scientist, what else was Benjamin Franklin known for?

Choices

  1. A deep-sea explorer
  2. An inventor, a writer, and one of America's founders ✓
  3. A famous painter
  4. A submarine pilot

Answer: An inventor, a writer, and one of America's founders

From page 4

What did Benjamin Franklin believe lightning was?

Choices

  1. A scary monster
  2. A giant spark of electricity ✓
  3. A type of amber
  4. A fluffy piece of wool

Answer: A giant spark of electricity

From page 5

What did Benjamin Franklin use to hold the kite string to protect himself from electricity?

Choices

  1. A metal key
  2. A wet hemp string
  3. A dry silk ribbon ✓
  4. A metal wire

Answer: A dry silk ribbon

From page 6

What important invention came from Benjamin Franklin proving lightning was electricity?

Choices

  1. The light bulb
  2. The deep-sea submersible
  3. The lightning rod ✓
  4. The surface of the Sun

Answer: The lightning rod

From page 7

What everyday item did Amara say uses the same force as lightning?

Choices

  1. A carpet
  2. Batteries in a race car ✓
  3. A control panel
  4. An electric eel

Answer: Batteries in a race car

From page 9

What new question did Amara ask Dr. Eva at the end of the page?

Choices

  1. What makes the actual Sun so hot? ✓
  2. What is electricity?
  3. How do electric eels make energy?
  4. Can submarines go to the sun?

Answer: What makes the actual Sun so hot?

From page 10