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 Toothpaste was invented 2 Each year 3000 million flowers are grown 3 The rubber tyre was invented 4 More wine is produced in Italy than 5 Pasta and ice cream were first made 6 The first pair of jeans was made 7 The first underground railway was opened 8 Paper was invented 9 The first modern Olympic games were played 10 The first guitar was made 11 The raincoat was invented 12 The ballpoint pen was invented in France. by the Romans in 960 by a German tailor called Levi Strauss. in Holland. in China nearly 2000 years ago. in China in 1896 by a Hungarian called Biro. by a Spanish instrument maker. in London in 1863. by John Dunlop in 1888. by a Scotsman called Charles Macintosh