2026 Gabel GabFest
McHenry County College - Oct 10 | Status: Completed | 4:09 PM Central
Tournament Time: 4:09 PM Central
B. Open Extemp Event Prompts
Round 1 of Group B (Extemp, CA, POE, Prose, STE, I
Speaker 1
When should CNN, MS Now, and Politico expect to re-gain permanent access to White House Press Briefings?
How can AI-misinformation be combated as the election nears?
Will the climate deception case against Exxonmobil succeed?
Speaker 2
How would a debate between Talarico and Paxton change the upcoming Texas midterms’ results?
Will the renaming of AI to SI alter opinion on it?
What should the Trump administration do to prepare for the potential ‘blue wave’?
Speaker 3
What will the impact of Tropical Storm Rachel reaching as inland as Salt Lake City be?
Who is most likely to win Georgia’ governor race, Bottoms or Jackson?
Is there another ‘Cambridge Analytica’-like scandal looming on the horizon?
Speaker 4
Who won the debate between El-Sayed and Rogers in Michigan?
Will the Trump Administration face any ramifications if the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is actually livestreamed?
What can Republicans do to re-motivate their base for the midterm elections?
Speaker 5
How worried should colleges be about the Trump administration’s probe into potential visa fraud?
What should Democrats capitalize on in their messaging?
Can Renee Good’s family’s lawsuit against the Trump administration succeed?
Round 2 of Group B (Extemp, CA, POE, Prose, STE, I
Speaker 1
How can Jordan respond to West Bank escalation by Israel?
Should Ukraine worry about the Russia-US diesel deal?
What should the French government do to end the current student protests?
Speaker 2
Will Trump keep his promise to not attack Iran again before the midterms?
How can Spain fix its housing crisis?
What can the international community do regarding the plague outbreak in Russia?
Speaker 3
How should the international community support Panama?
What does Italy’s move towards a fully proportional voting system mean for future relations with other countries?
What is the most likely result of the probe into U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle?
Speaker 4
What changes will arise from the arrest of the US Marine responsible for Anna Yagi’s murder to US-Japanese relations?
How can the UN intervene to ensure Ethiopia and Eritrea do not end up in a full-blown war?
Can the Green Party regain support in the UK?
Speaker 5
How will the US and China super intelligence dialogue pact change future relations between the two?
Can Nicolás Maduro and his wife beat the charges levied against them?
What should India’s ‘Cockroach party’ do to find success?
Round 3 of Group B (Extemp, CA, POE, Prose, STE)
Speaker 1
How soon will the AI bubble pop?
Will the suspension of gas tax in North Carolina help North Carolinians?
What lesson should Hollywood take from the recent success of smaller budget movies breaking expectations?
Speaker 2
What can Crumbl do to stay open despite inflation pressures?
How likely is it that consumer sentiment will continue to break record weak readings?
Is the age of superhero movies coming to an end?
Speaker 3
What will Trump’s sanctions on the ICC globally impact?
Will Starbucks’ potential acquisition of Chipotle change anything?
How can Wizards of the Coast’s unionizing change the industry?
Speaker 4
Will the diesel deal with Russia actually help lower prices in the US?
What does the Paramount-Warner merger mean for the future of entertainment in the US?
How will Meta react to ‘The Social Reckoning’?
Speaker 5
What will happen to the airline industry if diesel prices continue to rise?
Is Disney’s move of its consumer products business from its experiences segment to its entertainment division actually going to increase earnings?
Are movie theaters set up for a big comeback?