Who revived the Olympic Games in the modern era?
Direct answer: A, Pierre de Coubertin. He was a French educator and reformer who led the effort to revive the Olympic tradition in the modern era. His work helped establish the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and supported the organization of the first modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896. Therefore A names the person most directly associated with the modern revival. B, Mahatma Gandhi, was a major Indian leader, but he did not revive the Olympic Games. C, Swami Vivekananda, was an important spiritual thinker and speaker, but he was not the founder of the modern Olympic movement. D, Major Dhyan Chand, was a renowned Indian hockey player, not the person who revived the Games. Memory cue: Coubertin connects to the modern Olympic revival.