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In which country were the first modern Olympics held in the year 1896?

In which country were the first modern Olympics held in the year 1896?

Answer: Greece

The first modern Olympics were held in Greece in the year 1896. On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.

Athens 1896 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place April 6–15, 1896. The Athens Games were the first occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.

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Question 1) Which country has hosted the most Summer Olympics?

Answer: USA

Question 2) The first person to score an ODI double century, Belinda Clark, belonged to which team?

Answer: Australia

Question 3) In which country were the first modern Olympics held in the year 1896?

Answer: Greece

Question 4) What are the eight horizontal rows on a chessboard called?

Answer: Ranks

Question 5) Who is the first Indian to take a five-wicket haul in all formats of cricket?

Answer: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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