Make true and correct active and passive

trivia sentences
Choose one of the things below which you think is true and make it into a
grammatically correct statement. Your team will get one point for each
factually and grammatically correct sentence.
1. 10% of Americans _______________________________________
(appear) on TV
2. A sneeze ____________________________________ (travel) at 10
miles per hour
3. Bats always _______________________________ (turn) left when
flying out of a cave
4. Canned beer ____________________________________________
(first sell) in 1933.
5. Chewing gum
______________________________________________________(
stop) you from crying when you are cutting onions
6. Coca Cola ____________________ (contain) cocaine when it
_________________ (first release).
7. Coca Cola ___________________________________John Styth
Pemberton in 1886.
8. Ice cream _______________first
___________________________________ in Italy.
9. Levis _________________________ more than 2 billion pairs of jeans.
10. Mirrors ___________________________________________the
ancient Egyptians.
11. More vodka than scotch _______________________________in the
USA every year.

12. More wine ___________________________________in Italy than

France.
13. Nike ________________________________after the ancient Greek
goddess of victory.
14. Pizza ____________________________as Americas favourite food in
a 1999 survey.
15. The electric chair ______________________________________a
dentist.
16. The first football World Cup
_________________________________in 1960.
17. The first jeans ____________________________ Levi Strauss (a
German tailor).
18. The first television ad ______________________ on 6 July 1941. It
advertised Bulova watches.
19. The first underground railway ____________________________in
New York.
20. The microwave ______________________________as a consumer
product in 1955.
21. The original VW Beetle
_______________________________Ferdinand Porsche.
22. The rubber tyre
____________________________________________John Dunlop.
23. Toyota _____________________________________ 288 cars in
the USA in 1958.
24. Windmills always _______________ anticlockwise (= the opposite
direction to a clock).

Sources include Did you know? (Reward Elementary Resource Pack activity
38) and Believe it or not True or False? (Clockwise Intermediate Resource
Pack pg 44)

Make true and correct active and passive trivia sentences

Suggested answers
1. 10% of Americans have appeared on TV FALSE (really 25% of Americans)
2. A sneeze travels at 10 miles per hour FALSE (really 100 mph)
3. Bats always turn left when flying out of a cave TRUE
4. Canned beer was first sold in 1933. TRUE
5. Chewing gum stops you from crying when you are cutting onions TRUE
6. Coca cola contained cocaine when it was first released. TRUE
7. Coca cola was invented by John Styth Pemberton in 1886. TRUE
8. Ice cream was first made in Italy FALSE (in China)
9. Levis have produced more than 2 billion pairs of jeans. TRUE
10. Mirrors were invented by the ancient Egyptians TRUE
11. More vodka than scotch is sold in the USA every year. TRUE
12. More wine is produced in Italy than France TRUE
13. Nike was named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory. TRUE
14. Pizza was chosen as Americas favourite food in a 1999 survey. TRUE
15. The electric chair was invented by a dentist TRUE
16. The first football World Cup was played in 1960 FALSE (1930)

17. The first jeans were made by Levi Strauss (a German tailor) TRUE
18. The first television ad appeared on 6 July 1941. It advertised Bulova watches.
TRUE
19. The first underground railway was opened in New York FALSE (in London)
20. The microwave was introduced as a consumer product in 1955. TRUE
21. The original VW Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche TRUE
22. The rubber tyre was invented by John Dunlop TRUE
23. Toyota sold 288 cars in the USA in 1958. TRUE
24. Windmills always turn anticlockwise (= the opposite direction to a clock)
TRUE