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Clarence Birdseye was an American inventor and entrepreneur who developed a method for quick-freezing food, revolutionizing the frozen food industry and making it possible to preserve food for much longer periods of time.

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What was Birdseye obsessed with as a child?

  • Playing video games

  • Natural science and taxidermy

  • Dancing

  • Painting

What was the cause of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which Birdseye and entomologist Willard Van Orsdel King discovered in Montana?

  • Ticks

  • Mosquitoes

  • Ants

  • Spiders

What did Birdseye learn from the Inuit during his field assignment in Labrador?

  • How to make clothing out of animal skins

  • How to hunt and fish

  • How to build an igloo

  • How to start a fire without matches

Who is considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry?

  • Clarence Underwood

  • Clarence Birdseye

  • Willard Van Orsdel King

  • Kellogg Birdseye

What is the advantage of rapid freezing, according to Birdseye's research?

  • It makes food taste better

  • It is more energy-efficient

  • It causes less damage to cellular tissue

  • It is faster than slow freezing

Where did Birdseye grow up?

  • Montclair, New Jersey

  • Brooklyn, New York

  • Washington D.C.

  • Los Angeles, California

Where did Birdseye build a ranch for raising foxes?

  • Montana

  • Arizona

  • New Mexico

  • Labrador

What was one of Clarence Birdseye's inventions?

  • The toaster

  • The microwave

  • The double belt freezer

  • The blender

What did Birdseye nickname himself when he advertised his courses in taxidermy at the age of eleven?

  • Bugs

  • Teddy

  • Johnny

  • Sammy

What did Birdseye discover about frozen seafood during his hunting trip to Canada?

  • It tasted worse than fresh seafood

  • It was impossible to freeze seafood

  • It tasted better than fresh seafood

  • It tasted just as good as fresh seafood

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