Answer: 1877 More information: In 1877, the very first of the Wimbledon Championship took place on the 7th of July in Wimbledon, London. Spencer Gore was the winner of that tournament after he defeated William Marshall.
Answer: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi More information: The Statue of Liberty was made to express the friendship and shared values between France and the United States. The work was planned as a gift from the French to America on the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Answer: 73 More information: The Empire State Building has 73 elevators and 1,860 steps leading from the main floor to the 102nd floor. It took one year and 45 days to build the Empire State Building.
Answer: Hawaii More information: There is perhaps no part of the United States which celebrates May Day as colorfully as Hawaii, since 1 May also serves as Lei Day when the culture of all of the different Hawaiian islands are recognized.
Answer: Minneapolis Lakers More information: The reason the Harlem Globetrotters are said to have become a comedy act is because they were so dominant in basketball, being on a 102-game winning streak when matching up against the Minneapolis Lakers in 1948, that they eventually started goofing off just for fun. The Globetrotters' two-point victory helped in solidifying the fact that African-Americans, who were not allowed in the NBA at the time, were viable professional basketball athletes.
Answer: You can't see me! More information: John Cena is a professional wrestler who is signed with WWE. He is also a professional rapper, actor, and television host.
Answer: Green Bay Packers More information: The Green Bay Packers' waiting list to purchase season tickets has over 100,000 names, and the current wait is approximately 30 years. Part of the reason is that season-ticket holders can pass such down to their heirs.
Answer: Finland More information: The 2018 World Happiness Report, which is related to the International Day of Happiness, ranked Finland as the happiest country on Earth followed respectively by Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
Answer: Space Jam More information: The soundtrack of Space Jam - a 1996 film featuring basketball star Michael Jordan and cartoon star Bugs Bunny - included Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly", perhaps the most-inspirational song to come out in the 1990's.
Answer: Harper Lee More information: Real name Nelle Harper Lee, published "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama and lived out her whole life there. To date, 40 million copies of "To Kill a Mockingbird" have been sold.
Answer: Molasses More information: The Boston Molasses Disaster or Great Molasses Flood was due to a storage tank containing in excess of two million gallons of the sticky liquid bursting, resulting in a giant wave of molasses which traveled at over 30 mph!
Answer: Soviet Union More information: The Tbilisi Rock Festival was the first official music event of its kind in the Soviet Union when it was held in 1980. As such, it marked a significant date in the history of Soviet/Russian rock music.
