Electricity!!

In what year is Ben Franklin reputed to have conducted his famous key/kit experiment?

• 1888

• 1734

• 1752

• 1809

Ancient Egyptian texts dating from 2750 BCE referred to electric fish as the "______ of the Nile", and described them as the "protectors" of all other fish.

• Light

• Lovers

• God

• Thunderer

How fast does electricity travel?

• Speed of Sound

• 100,000 miles per second

• Speed of Light

• 50,000 miles per second

What is caused by is caused by the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere?

• Lightening

• Clouds

• Thunder

• Northern Lights

Budding inventor, Robert Anderson, developed the first crude electric vehicle in what year?

• 1967

• 1985

• 1904

• 1832

How many volt can an electric eel emit? hint: it is quintuple the voltage contained within of a standard wall socket in the United States.

• 600

• 400

• 1000

• 700

LED bulbs use about how much less electricity than a conventional bulb?

• 1/17

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/2

How many volts does a A standard taser emit?

• 8,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 25,000

According to Princeton, how much electricity does the brain use a day?

• 12 watts

• 5 watts

• 40 watts

• 21 watts

What is the largest source of electricity production?

• Nuclear

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Renewable Sources