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In which of the following countries were the first modern Olympic Games held?

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Greece

China

Spain

United Kingdom

- The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896.

- Option 1: Greece

- Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.

- The modern Olympics were revived in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

- Option 2: China

- China hosted the Olympics much later, in 2008 in Beijing.

- Option 3: Spain

- Spain has never hosted the first modern Olympics but hosted them in Barcelona in 1992.

- Option 4: United Kingdom

- The UK hosted the Olympics in 1908, 1948, and 2012, but not the first modern games.