Important Inventions and Discoveries in World – 101

Important Inventions and Discoveries in World » Exercise – 1

101. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?

(a) Banjo
(b) Oboe
(c) Clarinet
(d) Harmonium

Answer
Answer : (d)
Explanation
Explanation : Ben also holds a lot of firsts – first U.S. ambassador, first political cartoonist, first American philosopher, organized the first fire department, and on and on.
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