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Story: The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: "Giochi della XVII Olimpiade"), was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. Rome had been awarded the organization of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was forced to decline and pass the honors to London. 

On June 15, 1955, at the 50th IOC Session in Paris, France, Rome beat out Lausanne, Detroit, Budapest (being the first city of the Eastern Bloc to bid for the Olympic Games), Brussels, Mexico City and Tokyo for the rights to host the Games. Tokyo and Mexico City would eventually host the following 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. 

Toronto was initially interested in the bidding, but appears to have been dropped during the final bid process. This is the first of five attempts by Toronto up to 2001, which all ended in failure. 







¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games. 

A total of 83 nations participated at the Rome Games. Athletes from Morocco, San Marino, Sudan, and Tunisia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time. Athletes from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago would represent the new (British) West Indies Federation, competing as "Antilles", but this nation would only exist for this single Olympiad. Athletes from Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia competed under the Rhodesia name while representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Athletes from East Germany and West Germany would compete as the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that each country contributed.

Question: How many nations were part of the Rome Games?
Answer:83

Question: What country only lasted for one Olympiad?
Answer:West Indies Federation

Question: What were the two halves of Germany called at the games?
Answer:.the United Team of Germany

Question: What was that team's lifespan?
Answer:1956 to 1964

Question: Can you name two places that hadn't been to the games before?
Answer:Morocco and San Marino

Question: Can Sudan be included in that, too?
Answer:yes

Question: On what date did the event begin?
Answer:August 25,  1960

Question: And ran until?
Answer:September 11, 1960,

Question: And was officially called?
Answer:the Games of the XVII Olympiad

Question: And in Italian?
Answer:"Giochi della XVII Olimpiade"

Question: Held in what city?
Answer:Rome

Question: Which is where?
Answer:Italy

Question: They were given the honor of hosting in what year?
Answer:1908

Question: Why did they let London host?
Answer:because of the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Question: What was the first Eastern Bloc place to try to host the games?
Answer:Budapest

Question: When was the 50th IOC session?
Answer:
June 15, 1955