QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE USA

• Which American silent film star is called "The Little Tramp"?
  - Charlie Chaplin / comments /
  
  
• What monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to an American president, is nicknamed "The Pencil"?
  - Washington Monument / image /
  
  
• What is the name of the awards given to the best movie actors and actresses each year in the USA?
  - Oscars or Academy Awards / comments /
  
  
• Who was Henry Hudson and which geographical point in New York state is named after him?
  - English explorer: Hudson River / comments /
  
  
• Which American state was the last to acquire "state" status?
  - Hawaii / comments /
  
  
• In which state do the highest trees in the world grow and what are they called ?
  - California; "redwood" or "sequoia" / comments /
  
  
• Which major city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian city?
  - St. Petersburg / comments /
  
  
• In which mountain are the faces of four American Presidents chiseled?
  - Mt. Rushmore (SD) / comments /