Electricity Discovery

Who made the first working battery?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Browne

• Alessandro Volta

• Thomas Edison

When did Ben Franklin discover electricity in ligtning?

• 1752

• 2002

• 1718

• 1803

• 1621

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Who also discovered static electricity, but named it "Electricus"?

• William Gilbert

• Nikola Tesla

• Joseph Swan

• Benjamin Franklin

• Michael Faraday

Who invented the word "electricity"?

• William Gilbert

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Browne

• Alessandro Volta

• Thomas Edison

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Who made their discovery by rubbing Amber and fur together?

• Ancient Greeks

• Thomas Edison

• Thomas Browne

• Nikola Tesla

• Joseph Swan

Who made the first working electric motor?

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

• Ancient Greeks

• Alessandro Volta

• Joseph Swan

Who discovered electricity was in lightning?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Browne

• Alessandro Volta

• Thomas Edison

Who were the two inventors that made the first incandescent light bulbs? (2 answers)

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Ancient Greeks

• Alessandro Volta

• Joseph Swan

When did Nikola Tesla build his hydroelectric dam?

• 1895

• 1752

• 1878

• 1657

• 1992

Who has credit for making the FIRST electricity discovery?

• Ancient Greeks

• William Gilbert

• Thomas Browne

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alessandro Volta