Choose the TRUE statement(s) about the city of Seattle according to this broadcast.

Jimi Hendrix was born there.

This is true. Brent reports that Seattle is the "birthplace" of rock "n" roll legend Jimi Hendrix. The term "birthplace" refers to the location where someone or something was born. Did you know?: The left-handed Hendrix played a right-handed Fender Stratocaster guitar turned upside down and re-strung to suit him.

A successful chain of coffee shops started there.

This is a true statement. Near the end of this broadcast, Candy reports that Seattle is the home of the Starbucks franchise. In this context, "a franchise" refers to "a business establishment" or chain of business either independently-owned or part of a parent corporation.

Bill Gates lives there.

This is true. Brent reports that Seattle is "home of trillionaire" Bill Gates. Cities are often described as "home of" or "home to" (a famous person or invention) to indicate that a famous person, product or invention originated there. Did you know?: Seattle is the birthplace of the grunge movement which was started by seminal rock bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains.

There are over 6,000 Starbucks coffee shops in Seattle.

This is not true. Candy reports that there are over 6,000 Starbucks locations (or shops) "worldwide". The adjective "worldwide" means "all over the planet".

The people of Seattle are known for their honesty and candor.

In English, "franchise" does not refer to "honesty". The term is used as a noun to denote "a business establishment" or as a verb to indicate "the act of giving certain rights to a business". "A franchise" also refers to an independently-owned business (a restaurant for example) which uses the name of a parent company. For example, there are many McDonald's franchises all over the world which are privately owned but which pay the McDonald's company for the right to use their name, products and recipes.

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