A. Open Extemp Event Prompts

Round 1A 12:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Are cryptocurrencies a good investment?

    Can Democrats convince people that a thriving economy and low unemployment outweigh inflation?

    Will Prime Minister Hamdok’s resignation help Sudan recover from the recent coup?

  2. Speaker 2


    Will President Biden be able to keep Democrats united around the Build Back Better bill?

    Are NFTs a good investment, or a boom that will bust?

    Will sanctions help stop human rights abuses in Ethiopia?

  3. Speaker 3


    Can regulations on cryptocurrency help to stop ransomware attacks?

    Will the US be able to catch up to the rest of the world’s COVID test availability?

    Is the US doing enough to counter China’s presence in Africa?

  4. Speaker 4


    What will it take to get Joe Manchin on board the Build Back Better bill?

    Why are cybercriminals suddenly focused on agriculture and agribusiness? 

    Will international pressure help to resolve election issues in Somalia?

  5. Speaker 5


    Will Democrats eliminate the filibuster?

    Will the African Continental Free Trade Area jumpstart African nations’ economies?

    Does North Korea really want peace?

  6. Speaker 6


    Will El Salvador regret making Bitcoin legal tender?

    Should the US be the country that ensures the rest of the world is vaccinated?

    Will the epidemic of coups that spread across the world in 2021 continue?

  7. Speaker 7


    Will the African Continental Free Trade Area help to reduce poverty and increase economic growth in African nations?

    Will Republican infighting help Democrats in any way?

    Is the wave of resignations in the US an indication that fundamental shifts in the economy are taking place?

Round 2A 4:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Will calls for action on climate change by Boris Johnson and Joe Biden lead to real change?

    Can Facebook’s independent oversight board get Mark Zuckerberg to agree to transparency regarding exemptions for politicians?

    Is the economy improving enough for the Fed to raise interest rates in 2022?

  2. Speaker 2


    Will Xi Jinping be able to shift China’s economy back toward socialism?

    When will NASA send humans to Mars?                      

    Will raising the US debt ceiling help the economy?

  3. Speaker 3


    Are world leaders ready to get serious about climate change?

    Will Facebook finally come clean about exemptions for politicians?

    Can markets survive the Fed’s plan to start raising interest rates?

  4. Speaker 4


    Can China keep everyone safe during the Olympics?

    Has the International Space Station reached the end of its life?

    Is giving disadvantaged people more money the solution to poverty?

  5. Speaker 5


    Is the Chinese Communist Party going to push China back toward socialism?

    Will drivers for Lyft and Uber finally be considered employees?

    How could Democrats’ new tax plan affect the US?

  6. Speaker 6


    Can NASA make it to the moon by 2024?

    Should we eliminate the US debt ceiling?

    Will North Korea have to turn to commercial banking to save its economy?

  7. Speaker 7


    Is it too late for nations of the world to get serious about climate change?

    Will Marty Walsh’s decision to call Lyft and Uber drivers employees be a lasting one?

    Can the economy survive the Fed’s curtailing of government-backed bond purchases

Round 3A 6:30pm All Debate

  1. Speaker 1


    Will Lithuania’s discovery of security risks in Chinese cell phones lead other nations to investigate them as well?

    Can union organizers build on their success at Starbucks in Buffalo?

    Will more schools implement a “test to stay” program?

  2. Speaker 2


    Can international pressure convince the Taliban to give women more rights?

    Will the practice of playing the “Black National Anthem” help bring to light race issues in the US?

    Will inflation kill the economic recovery from the pandemic?

  3. Speaker 3


    Should other countries follow Lithuania’s lead and recommend their citizens get rid of Chinese cell phones?

    Will Democrats be able to hold on to the US house and Senate next year?

    Are “test to stay” programs a way to avoid mask and vaccine controversies?

  4. Speaker 4


    Should Israel be allowed to use a robot to assassinate people in other countries?

    Will organized labor’s renewed efforts to unionize Amazon employees be successful?

    Can Epic Games survive Apple’s blacklisting?

  5. Speaker 5


    Should the world be more worried about Afghanistan or Pakistan?

    Can Democrats rein in the expansion of presidential power that occurred during the Trump Administration?

    Are people re-thinking their work priorities in light of the pandemic?

  6. Speaker 6


    Will other countries follow Israel’s lead and use robots to assassinate people?

    Is California’s new law limiting production quotas a model for helping workers?

    Do Democrats have the ability to raise the debt ceiling by themselves?

  7. Speaker 7


    Will the COVID crisis result in better workplace and better pay?

    Will the US rejoin the TPP?

    Will Congress’ January 6 panel result in criminal charges for members of the Trump Administration?