Matching Pairs DID YOU KNOW...?Online version This activity will help you learn some interesting facts at the same time you practise the PASSIVE. by Mercedes Hernández Muñiz 1 The rubber tyre was invented 2 More wine is produced in Italy than 3 The ballpoint pen was invented 4 The first underground railway was opened 5 Toothpaste was invented 6 The raincoat was invented 7 The first pair of jeans was made 8 Each year 3000 million flowers are grown 9 Paper was invented 10 The first modern Olympic games were played 11 The first guitar was made 12 Pasta and ice cream were first made in Holland. by John Dunlop in 1888. by a German tailor called Levi Strauss. by the Romans in 960 in 1896 in London in 1863. in China nearly 2000 years ago. by a Spanish instrument maker. in China by a Hungarian called Biro. in France. by a Scotsman called Charles Macintosh