History of the Olympics

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Hint	Answer
Ancient civilisation where the original Olympics were held	Greece
Roman emperor who was awarded 7 crowns in the Olympics held in 67 AD	Nero
French historian who became the father of the modern Olympics	Pierre de Coubertin
Year in which the first modern Olympic games were held	1896
City that hosted them in that year	Athens
American track and field athlete who won 4 gold medals in 1936	Jesse Owens
Host city of the Olympics that year	Berlin
Events that have caused the Olympics to be cancelled or postponed	World War I
	World War II
	COVID-19 Pandemic

Hint	Answer
Host city of the 2000 Olympics	Sydney
Ski resort town that held the first ever Winter Olympic games in 1924	Chamonix
American swimmer who has more Olympic golds than any other athlete (23)	Michael Phelps
Jamaican man who broke the Olympic record for 100m dash in London 2012	Usain Bolt
Country that has hosted the most Olympics and has the most Olympic medals	United States
Most populous country without an Olympic medal	Bangladesh
Cities that have hosted, or are scheduled to host the Olympics 3 times	London
	Los Angeles
	Paris
Part of this national monument will be in every gold medal won at the 2024 Olympics	Eiffel Tower

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