Question

People from this country may suffer from the culture-bound disorder seizisman, which expresses as a deep feeling of anger or sadness accompanied by paralysis. Langaj (LAHN-"guy") is a specialized liturgical vocabulary in this country used for ceremonies that Maya Deren documented in the film Divine Horsemen. (-5[1])The hospital Zanmi Lasante (zan-mee la-SAN-te) was founded in (-5[1])this country's village of Canje (CAHN-jee). Partners in Health's first international work was in this country, whose proverb “Beyond (10[1])the (*) mountains, more mountains,” inspired the title of Tracy Kidder's biography of Paul Farmer. A storyteller in this country will traditionally begin by saying “Krik?” to which the audience replies “Krak!” to begin the story. One of this country's two official national languages is Kreyòl. For 10 points, what is the (10[2])only Francophone country in the Caribbean? ■END■

ANSWER: Haiti [or Ayiti] (The Tracy Kidder biography of Paul Farmer is called Mountains Beyond Mountains.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Swapnil GargBerkeley AIt's Joever44-5
Jason Golfinos[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley B53-5
Natan HoltzmanStanford AStanford B7210
Vinu HariharBerkeley B[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]12310
Naveed ChowdhuryIt's JoeverBerkeley A12310

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