B. If false, why is it false?

You have now completed Part A of this exercise. Some of the sentences were false. Find out why with the explanations below:

1. The city of North Pole is on the northern end of Earth’s axis of rotation.
False – The city is about 1,700 miles south of the northern end of Earth’s axis of rotation, which is the planet’s geographic North Pole.

2. The city was named after the greatest toy company in the world.
False – The city was named ‘North Pole’ because the founders wanted to attract a toy company to the region, and the North Pole is the home of Santa Claus, the greatest toymaker in the world.

5. The Santa Claus House was originally a Christmas shop.
False – The Santa Claus House was originally a trading post. It later became a Christmas shop.

7. Santa’s Mailbag is a collection of letters to Santa Claus from children all over the world.
False – Santa’s Mailbag is the name of a group of inhabitants of North Pole who respond to letters to Santa Claus from children all over the world.

10. The Santa Claus House is closed in January and February because of the extremely cold weather.
False – The Santa Claus House is open only on weekends in January and February because of the extremely cold weather.