Question 1: American Innovators: The Minds That Shaped Our World Quiz

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Which Founding Father proved lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm?

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Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment in 1752, attaching a metal key to the kite string to collect ambient electrical charge, proving the electrical nature of lightning and leading to his invention of the lightning rod.

A. Thomas Jefferson

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B. Benjamin Franklin

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C. John Adams

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D. Alexander Hamilton

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Which Founding Father proved lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm?

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