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 (15[1])film (15[1])Living Horsemen. (15[2])The hospital Zanmi (-5[1])Lasante (zan-mee la-SAN-te) was founded in this country's village of Canje (CAHN-jee). Partners in Health's first international work was in this country, whose proverb “Beyond 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 (10[2])audience replies “Krak!” to begin the story. One of this country's two official national languages is Kreyòl. For 10 points, what is the 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
Ned TagtmeierChicago ASenpai Notice Me4115
Alston BoydChicago BIllinois4215
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Purdue4415
Taylor HarveyMojo ShojoMichigan4415
Davis Everson-RoseEpic GamesOSU47-5
Chris RayOSUEpic Games10010
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLNorthwestern10010

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