Olympic Games quiz: History

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Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games?

AthensThe marble Panathenaic Stadium was restored for the occasion

In what year was the International Olympic Committee founded at a congress held at the Sorbonne?

1894The Greek Demetrios Vikelas became its very first president

For what reason were the Olympic Games of 1916, 1940 and 1944 cancelled?

The world warsThese editions still keep their number in the official sequence

From which edition of the modern Games did women compete?

Paris 1900They took part notably in tennis, golf and croquet

How long separates two editions in the cycle known as an Olympiad?

Four yearsThe ancient Greeks already counted the years in Olympiads

In what year was the very first edition of the Winter Olympic Games held?

1924The IOC granted them Olympic status retroactively in 1926

In which sanctuary of ancient Greece were the ancient Olympic Games held?

OlympiaThe sanctuary was dedicated to Zeus, whose statue was famous

In what year were the first Olympic Games of the modern era held?

1896Thirteen to fourteen nations took part across nine disciplines