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The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, but in which city did this historic revival take place?
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Paris, France
Athens, Greece
Olympia, Greece
Rome, Italy
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Who is credited with founding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894 and is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games?
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Thomas Bach
Demetrius Vikelas
Pierre de Coubertin
Avery Brundage
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The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, but in which city did this historic revival take place?
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Who is credited with founding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894 and is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games?
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In what year were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympic Games, participating in events like tennis and golf?
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The Olympic rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world. Which year did this famous symbol make its first appearance on an Olympic flag during the games?
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The 1936 Summer Olympics, widely remembered for Jesse Owens winning four gold medals despite the presence of Adolf Hitler, were held in which city?
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Only three editions of the modern Olympic Games have been cancelled in history, all due to the outbreak of world wars. In which years were these cancelled games originally scheduled to take place?
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The Olympic Games were historically divided into Summer and Winter editions, but it wasn't until a certain year that they began to be held in alternating even-numbered years rather than the same year. When did this transition occur?
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The ancient Olympic Games, which served as the inspiration for the modern movement, were traditionally held in honor of which Greek deity?
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The tradition of the Olympic Torch relay, where the flame is carried from Olympia to the host city, was not part of the earliest modern games. In which city was this tradition first introduced?
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In the history of the modern Summer Olympics, which city is the first to have hosted the games three separate times, doing so in 1908, 1948, and 2012?
