alleryStart learning →Months before each Games, where is the Olympic flame lit?
AOlympia, Greece
BAthens, Greece
CParis, France
DRome, Italy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Olympia, Greece
The flame is kindled at the Temple of Hera in ancient Olympia in a ritual echoing old Greek customs.
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