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