Passives Guess the Country Game
(Note for teachers- with good groups you could blank out the verbs to give them more practice of producing passives)
Argentina
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A lot of meat is eaten there
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Cans of corned beef are usually imported from there
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Spanish is spoken there
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Penguins are often seen in the south of this country
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Cowboys called gauchos can still be seen there
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This country was named after the Latin word for silver
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This country was defeated by the British in the Falklands War in the 1980s
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The football World Cup has been won by this country twice
Australia
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The 2004 Olympics were held there
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In this country, barbeques are often held on the beach
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English is spoken in this country
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This country was settled by criminals from England
Austria
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Arnold Schwarzenegger was born there
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Sacher Torte (chocolate cake) was first eaten there
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The croissant was invented there
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Adolf Hitler was born in this country
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German is spoken in there
Belgium
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The saxophone was invented by someone from there (called Adolph Sax)
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Many types are famous and expensive chocolates (e.g. Godiva) are exported from there
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French and Flemish (= Dutch) are spoken there
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Many books were written about a detective from there (by Agatha Christie/ called Hercules Poirot)
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The world’s best beer is brewed there
Brazil
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Portuguese is spoken in this country
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The footballer Ronaldinho was born there
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Samba music was first played there
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Five football world cups have been won by this country
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The world’s most famous carnival is held there every year
Canada
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A lot of maple syrup is exported from there
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English and French are spoken there
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Cirque de Soleil was founded in this country
China
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The 2008 Olympics were held there
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The idea for pasta was taken from there to Italy (by Marco Polo)
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Tea was first drunk there
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Dairy products are traditionally not eaten there
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IBM brand PCs are now produced by a company from there (called Lenovo)
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Paper was invented there
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The compass was invented there
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Gunpowder was first used there
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Paper money was first used in this country
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Rice and soybeans were first grown there
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The oldest fork in the world was found in this country and is up to 4,500 years old
Columbia
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This country was named after Christopher Columbus.
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Lots of cocaine is smuggled out of this country
The Czech Republic
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The first Budweiser beer was made there
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The novelist Kafka was born there
Cuba
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Spanish is spoken there
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This country was led by Fidel Castro for many years
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Bacardi (white rum) was first produced there
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Salsa music was first played here
Denmark
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The toy company Lego is based there
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Carlsberg beer is brewed there
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The Little Mermaid was written by a writer from there (called Hans Christian Andersen)
Egypt
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Beer was invented there
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Cats were worshipped there (= They thought cats were gods)
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This country was ruled by kings called “pharaohs”
Ethiopia
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Coffee was first drunk there
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Yergacheffe coffee is grown there
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The ex-Emperor of this country is worshipped by Rastafarians (= Rastas, the religion of Bob Marley and other people associated with reggae music)
Finland
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The mobile phone company Nokia is based in this country
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Santa Claus is said to live in this country
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The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was won by someone from this country (called Marti Ahtisaari)
France
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The most famous sparkling wine is made there
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The first gothic cathedral was constructed (= built) there
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Frogs’ legs are eaten there
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Snails are eaten there
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Horse is eaten there
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Perrier (and Evian) mineral water is bottled there
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The 1998 football world cup was won by this country
Germany
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The motorcar was invented there
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The hamburger was named after a city there
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The frankfurter was named after a city there
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Poodles were first bred there
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Lots of sausages are eaten there
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Lots of sauerkraut (= picked cabbage) is eaten there
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The software company SAP is based there
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Most BMW and Mercedes cars are manufactured there
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The football world cup has been won three times by this country
Greece
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The first Olympic games were held there (thousands of years ago)
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Black olives are often eaten there
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Pita bread is often eaten there
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A lot of feta cheese (= soft goats’ milk cheese) is produced there.
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The language of this country isn’t written with the Roman script
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The language from this country is used for medical and scientific words in many languages
Holland/ the Netherlands
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The painter Vincent Van Gogh was born there
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Smoking marijuana in cafes is allowed there
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Many tulips are grown in this country
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The electronics company Phillips is based in this country
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Heineken beer is brewed there
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New York was first settled by people from this country (who named it “New Amsterdam”)
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Indonesia was colonised by this country
Hong Kong
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Jackie Chan was born there
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Cantonese is spoken there
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This country was colonised by the British but was handed over to the Chinese
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The original of the Martin Scorsese movie The Departed was made in this country (and was called Infernal Affairs)
India
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Buddhism was started there
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Lots of spices are added to food there
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Assam tea is grown there
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Darjeeling tea is grown there
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Chess was first played there
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The most films (= movies) of any country are produced there
(The Republic of) Ireland
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Guinness stout (= black beer) was first made there
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Jameson’s whiskey and Baileys liqueur are produced there
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English is spoken there
Italy
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Leonardo DaVinci was born there
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Latin was first spoken there
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The Roman Empire was founded there
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Ferraris are manufactured there
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Gucci clothes are designed there
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Opera was first performed there
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Espresso, café latte and cappuccino are often drunk in this country
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The explorer Christopher Columbus was born in this country
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The real Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) is buried in this country
Japan
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Ricoh photocopiers are made there
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Conveyor belt sushi restaurants were invented there
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Raw horse meat is eaten there
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A lot of raw fish is eaten there
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Asahi beer is brewed (= made) there
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Yakult yoghurt was first made there
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Godzilla movies are filmed there
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The original version of the movie The Ring was filmed there
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The original version of the movie Shall We Dance was filmed there
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The traditional houses there are usually made of wood
Korea
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Taekwondo was invented there
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Lots of hot pepper is used in the cooking
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The future Hollywood film My Sassy Girl is based on a movie that was made in this country
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The present United Nations Secretary General was born in this country
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The 2000 Nobel Prize for Peace was won by someone from this country (called Kim Dae Jung)
Mexico
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Spanish is spoken there
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Jalapeno hot peppers are often eaten there
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Corona beer is brewed there
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Chihuahua dogs were first bred there
New Zealand
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Bungee jumping was invented there
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The Lord of the Rings movies, The Piano and King Kong were filmed there
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The movie Last Samurai was about Japan but was shot is this country
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The actor Russell Crowe and the director Peter Jackson were born there
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English is spoken there
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This country was colonised by the British
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This country was settled by the Maoris about 1000 years ago
Norway
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Fish is often pickled there
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Edvard Munch, the painter of the picture “The Scream”, was born there
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A language that is similar to Swedish and Danish is spoken there
Saudi Arabia
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Islam was founded there
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Mohammed was born there
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Drinking is banned (= forbidden) there
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Women aren’t allowed to drive there
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Pork is never eaten there
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Veils are often worn there
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A lot of oil is produced there
Scotland
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Golf was first played there
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Scotch whiskey is produced there
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Kilts (like skirts for men) are sometimes worn there
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The traditional music of this country is played with bagpipes
South Africa
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Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in this country for many years
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Penguins and elephants are often seen in this country
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Many diamonds are found in this country
Spain
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Green olives are grown there
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Picasso was born there
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Ham is often eaten there
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The traditional music from this country is played with a guitar and castanets (and is called flamenco)
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The language from this country is spoken in most of Latin America
Sri Lanka
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It used to be called Ceylon
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Ceylon tea is grown there
Sweden
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The Nobel prizes were started there
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Volvo cars and trucks were first made there
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The four members of Abba were born there
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A smorgasbord (buffet style breakfast) is often provided in hotels in this country
Switzerland
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German, French and Italian are spoken by most people there
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Fondue (melted cheese) is often eaten there
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The food company Nestle is based there
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Chocolate and cheese from there are eaten by people all over the world
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Watches from there are worn by people all over the world
Thailand
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Tiger Wood’s mother was born there
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Lemon grass is quite often used in the food there
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Many people were killed there in the 2004 tsunami
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The Vietnam movies The Deer Hunter and Good Morning Vietnam were actually shot in this country
Turkey
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The world’s oldest city was discovered there
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Lots of lamb and mutton is eaten there
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Kebabs were invented there
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The word “yoghurt” was taken from the language of that place
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The real Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) was born in this country
UK (= United Kingdom = Great Britain and Northern Ireland = England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
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The 2012 Olympics will be held there
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The Titanic was built and launched from there
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Tesco’s supermarkets were set up there
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Gin was first drunk there
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David Beckham was born there
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Punk music was first played there
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Corgis were first bred there (by the royal family)
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Vegetables are usually boiled in this country
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Meats are often roasted in this country
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Sausages are traditionally eaten for breakfast in this country
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Ale (= brown beer) is brewed in this country
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Tea is often drunk in this country
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The 2007/8 Champions League was won by a team from this country
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Table tennis was first played in this country
USA
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Disposable razors were invented there (by Gillette)
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English is spoken there
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Pizza Hut and Dominoes Pizza were started there
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Haagen Daz ice cream