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Answer the following about words and phrases that denote culture-specific forms of resilience, for 10 points each.
[10e] Especially in British English, emotionally detached endurance can be described as having this sort of “upper lip.” Singer Céline Dion has a neurological “syndrome” partly named for this adjective.
ANSWER: stiff [accept stiff upper lip; accept stiff-person syndrome; accept stiff-man syndrome]
[10m] This European language denotes hardy determination with the word sisu. The drinking toast kippis is from this language, whose native speakers include national prime minister Petteri Orpo.
ANSWER: Finnish language [or suomi or suomen kieli] (Petteri Orpo is the prime minister of Finland.)
[10h] This Japanese word for perseverance amid adversity, which should not be confused with the more active ganbaru, is repeatedly sung by a chorus of interned Japanese Americans in the musical Allegiance.
ANSWER: gaman
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateLSE1010020EM
British ColumbiaPenn State1010020EM
Chicago BToronto B1010020EM
Columbia ARutgers1010020EM
Columbia BUCF1010020EM
Cornell AMinnesota1010020EM
FloridaUC Berkeley B1010020EM
Georgia StateWaterloo B0000
Georgia TechHarvard1010020EM
Illinois AWUSTL A10101030EMH
MITJohns Hopkins1010020EM
MichiganMaryland1010020EM
NYUYale1010020EM
North Carolina AToronto A1010020EM
Ohio StateIllinois B100010E
RITCornell B1010020EM
StanfordIndiana100010E
Toronto CIowa State1010020EM
UC Berkeley ANorthwestern100010E
VanderbiltNorth Carolina B1010020EM
VirginiaWinona State100010E
Virginia TechTexas1010020EM
WUSTL BOttawa1010020EM
Waterloo AChicago A1010020EM

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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2417.9296%79%4%