The museum of the ancient Olympic Games at Olympia is located in which country?

Correct answer: Greece. Olympia in Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and houses their archaeological museum.

Background: Olympia in the Peloponnese was the site of the ancient Olympic Games, first held in 776 BCE. The modern Games were revived in Athens in 1896.

• France: France hosted the modern Games in Paris but has no museum of the ancient Games at Olympia.
• Italy: Italy is not the location of Olympia.
• Egypt: Egypt is not the location of Olympia.

Did you know? The Olympic flame for the modern Games is still lit at Olympia using a parabolic mirror and the Sun’s rays. The IOC’s Olympic Museum itself is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Memory trick: Olympia → Olympics → Greece.