56. William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950’s. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?
(a) Pie maker (b) Owner of a pizza parlor (c) Student at Yale (d) Ceramic plate designer
Answer
Answer : (a)
Explanation
Explanation : Frisbie made a brand of pies that were popular with Yale students in the 1870’s. After eating the pies they would throw the pie tins through the air.