Olympic Games quiz: History

The 8 questions in this quiz

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1. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games?
2. In what year was the International Olympic Committee founded at a congress held at the Sorbonne?
3. For what reason were the Olympic Games of 1916, 1940 and 1944 cancelled?
4. From which edition of the modern Games did women compete?
5. How long separates two editions in the cycle known as an Olympiad?
6. In what year was the very first edition of the Winter Olympic Games held?
7. In which sanctuary of ancient Greece were the ancient Olympic Games held?
8. In what year were the first Olympic Games of the modern era held?