Who is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games?
Correct answer: Pierre de Coubertin
WaldoLydeker
Oh, this was a hard one. And if you knew the Baron, you had to know how to spell it! The first option has an "a" at the end. Tricky tricky. Also! Imagine this guy. He was privileged, well read, wealthy and living at the very center of La Belle Époque. In 1900, he was 37 years old, with ALL that is going on then in Europe. Fodder for a writer. Of course, only such an individual could come up with such an outlandish idea. Last used 2000 years ago by people who spoke the same language. If you study your history, or you want a capsule via film "Oh! What a Lovely War", nations were on the brink, so his idea was so implausible, it worked!
AmicableStarfish6000
WaldoLydeker, agree, it seems a little unfair to base the "correct" answer on one letter. especially as he WAS a baron.
sid
He actually won a gold medal - but not in a sporting event. Originally there were also cultural events, some of which were judged anonymously, and he won in poetry.
Bob
It’s too bad that the olympics today have been so corrupted that they are no longer what they were. Modern is not the right definition.
Vaselomania13
I didn't like the alternative choices, they meant to confuse you
Matanto
2 correct answers
Kuva Manus
very supid question and choices
Pentatonic Patty
Player #9398981, modern Olympics was the question
VividPotion6704
WaldoLydeker, there was a difference of a B or a P in the names too. Really like your imagining of his life and mention of Oh! What a lovely war. Great comment. Thank you
VividNavigator47
Wow always wondered who created this great event