CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
At the Convention he resisted an attempt to make him "king"
George Washington
In 1982, oldest "human" remains known to date were discovered in Africa in this drought-stricken country
Ethiopia
Camels & deer, like cattle, are ruminants, meaning they have compound stomachs & do this
Chew Their Cud
Hemingway claimed all modern American literature comes from this book by Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
The plural of auditorium
Auditoria
At age 81, he was by far the oldest delegate
Benjamin Franklin
Carbon dating puts the building of this landmark on the Salisbury Plain back to about 1988 B.C.
Stonehenge
Anteaters are classified as Edentata, animals that have none of these or ones that are weak
Teeth
Claiming it wasn't in his vein, Hawthorne turned over the task of writing "Evangeline" to him
Longfellow
The plural of index
Indices
Not present at the Convention, he was serving as U.S. Minister to France at the time
Jefferson
In 1940 in France, 4 kids looking for their dog discovered Lascaux Cave, famous for these
Cave Paintings
Probably to reduce competition, female giraffes do this with their necks bent, males, at full stretch
Eat
In 1938, his humorous "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" was 1 of few poetry books ever to make best-seller lists
Ogden Nash
The plural of seraph
Seraphim
Not present at the Convention, he was serving as U.S. Minister to England at the time
Adams
In North America, most archaeologists receive their training in this academic dept. of a university
Anthropology
Zebras belong to this Latin genus
Equus
Carson McCullers novel that deals with a deaf mute's associations in a small southern town
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The plural of genius
Genii
The only signer from New York, he wanted the president to hold office for life
Alexander Hamilton
Inspired by Homer's epics, this German businessman discovered & excavated Ancient Troy
(Heinrich) Schliemann
It's the term for the breeding ground of seals, as well as for certain birds
Rookery
Only "X" entry in "The Reader's Encyc. of Am. Lit." is "Xingu", a story by this "Ethan Frome" author
Edith Wharton
The plural of genus
Genera