A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1: 9am - Extemp Draw 8:45am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. What can Finland and Sweden do to expedite their membership in NATO?

    2. How can the world further crack down on Russian oil exports?

    3. What are Lula’s biggest challenges in getting Brazil back on track?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Are the Philippines being adequately protected from China?

    2. Should Biden delay F-16 sales to Turkey?

    3. How will the EU’s pledge to double their military aid programme to Ukraine impact the conflict?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. What does it mean that Israel isn’t sending weapons to Ukraine?

    2. Did India increase its defense budget enough to address concerns about China?

    3. Was it the right call to strip Andrea Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella of legal immunity in Qatargate?

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Will the recent UK protests be successful?

    2. What are the potential risks and benefits of Indian Prime Minister Narenrda Modi visiting the White House?

    3. How should the US respond to Xi Jinping’s ambitions toward Taiwan?

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Is the wayward Chinese “weather balloon” an overblown mistake or something more sinister?

    2. Is Chile’s government doing enough to address wildfires? 

    3. Will the International Monetary Fund resume lending to Pakistan?

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Will the economic advantages of Mexico’s Maya Train outweigh the environmental costs?

    2. Will the Adani Group’s financial turmoil be a temporary dip or a domino to an Indian economic downturn?

    3. Should NATO provide long-range missiles to Ukraine?

  7. Speaker 7


    1. What can the world learn from Canadian gun control laws?

    2. Will former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro face the same legal treatment as Donald Trump for inciting a storm on the capital?

    3. How can Japan better support Taiwan?

Round 2: 1pm - Extemp Draw 12:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Who stands to gain the most in the wake of Google, Microsoft and Facebook mass layoffs?

    2. Are the latest job growth numbers a cause for celebration?

    3. Is now a good time to buy Apple stock?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Will the latest federal interest rate increase mean for homebuyers?

    2. Will AI ETFs upend the stock market?

    3. Is now a good time to buy Amazon stock?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. How have the oil sanctions on Russia had any economic impact?

    2. Is now a good time to buy Meta stock?

    3. What regulations can be placed on crypto exchanges to return investor confidence?

     

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Is now a good time to buy Alphabet stock?

    2. Is Salesforce done with layoffs?

    3. Is Netflix password sharing restrictions a sign of changes to come for streaming services?

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Will egg prices crack any time soon?

    2. Should Lilly be worried about latest stock dive?

    3. Which crypto exchanges will survive and which will crumble in the fallout of the FTX scandal?

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Should Disney be worried about Nelson Peltz?

    2. Is now a good time to buy Bitcoin?

    3. Should investors be concerned about a ‘sudden stop’ in the economy?

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Will Hong Kong’s offer of free plane tickets be successful in reviving tourism?

    2. Is now a good time to buy Microsoft stock?

    3. Is now a good time to buy Tesla stock?

Finals: 4pm - Extemp Draw 3:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    1. How will domestic regulations for TikTok change in the next year?

    2. What should be the top priorities in President Biden’s State of the Union address?

    3. What cases on the 2023 Supreme Court docket will have the greatest impact for years to come?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Will student debt forgiveness happen before the 2024 elections?

    2. What concessions will democrats have to make to raise the debt ceiling?

    3. Who will win Super Bowl LVII?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Is Biden’s infrastructure investment into rail lines a long term win or short sighted mistake?

    2. What lessons can be learned from Biden and Trump’s Classified Document scandals?

    3. What can be done to curtail sexual misconduct in US Olympic teams?

  4. Speaker 4


    1. What will be the ramifications of the College Board’s new AP syllabus?

    2. Who should be the next National Economic Council Director?  

    3. Did California make the right call regarding the Colorado River negotiations?

     

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Why don’t more Americans know about IRS Free File?

    2. Will Senator Dianne Feinstein choose to retire this year?

    3. How will the end of the Covid Public Health Emergency impact the United States?

     

  6. Speaker 6


    1. George Santos: secret genius or political punchline?

    2. Will ConocoPhillips get their Alaska drilling deal approved?

    3. How can the K-12 educator retention crisis be solved?

  7. Speaker 7


    1. Is Study Hall a viable educational opportunity?

    2. Will the Super Bowl have a largely positive impact on Phoenix? 

    3. What does it mean that Sarah Huckabee Sanders was chosen to deliver the GOP’s response to the State of the Union?