THE MIDWEST
A fish found in an Illinois canal in 2009 raised fears that invasive Asian carp may enter these 5 vital bodies of water
the Great Lakes
Kind of test that might be "pop"
(4)
a quiz
This type of camping for the pampered dates to 2005
glamping
Dad wore flannel shirts & Doc Martens while listening to this music style of Nirvana & Pearl Jam
grunge
"Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer explores a 1996 tragedy while summiting this mountain
Mount Everest
Something special is said to be the greatest thing since this food item that Chillicothe, Missouri claims to have pioneered
sliced bread
An epic search, as for the Holy Grail
(5)
a quest
The act of ending a relationship by abruptly cutting off all communication has had this name since 2012
ghosting
Mom bought tickets over the phone (that used to be a thing) for this rocker's 1984-85 "Born in the U.S.A." tour
Springsteen
He covered stuff like how did the universe begin in "A Brief History of Time"
Stephen Hawking
Butler & Ball State are universities in this state
Indiana
Division result
(8)
a quotient
2012 gave us this alliterative term for the device that lets you take a turnaround photo from a better angle
a selfie stick
In 1994 they watched this former Police-man win a Grammy for his vocal on "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"
Sting (Gordon Sumner)
This book by Rachel Carson is called "the classic that launched the environmental movement"
Silent Spring
The trilobite is the state one of these of both Ohio & Wisconsin; it lived there when the area was underwater
fossil
"Charm"ing or strange particle
(5)
a quark
This gendered word for condescendingly expounding has only been around since 2008
mansplaining
In 1998 they were among the millions who bought "The Miseducation of" this Fugees singer
Lauryn Hill
This "Nation" is Elizabeth Wurtzel's account of being "Young & Depressed in America"
Prozac Nation
This river passes through Waterloo, Iowa as well as through the cities named for its falls & rapids
the Cedar
Ballroom dance style with fast footwork
(9)
a quickstep
Folks have been making these catalogs of things to do before they die since 2006
bucket lists
They heard Chuck D & this band revolutionize hip-hop with albums like 1988's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back"
Public Enemy
"Outliers", "Blink" & "The Tipping Point" are all by this journalist
Malcolm Gladwell