A. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Waist
    Castle
    Tail

  2. Speaker 2


    Potato
    Music
    Oil

  3. Speaker 3


    Chicken
    Waiter
    Cookware

  4. Speaker 4


    Farm
    Apartment
    Bucket

  5. Speaker 5


    Tiger
    Skirt
    Star

  6. Speaker 6


    Mouse
    Foot
    Oven

  7. Speaker 7


    Refrigerator
    Perfume
    Lung

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Hatred
    enthusiasm
    motivation

  2. Speaker 2


    Tiredness
    Deceit
    Irritation

  3. Speaker 3


    Love
    Nap
    Crime

  4. Speaker 4


    Appetite
    humor
    Perseverance

  5. Speaker 5


    stupidity
    Evil
    Talent

  6. Speaker 6


    Dexterity
    Growth
    honor

  7. Speaker 7


    Shock
    Horror
    Sanity

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. --African Proverb
    The man who has luck in the morning has luck in the afternoon. --Irish proverb
    All is well that ends well.

  2. Speaker 2


    The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
    Wisdom is wealth. --African Proverb
    It’s no use crying over spilt milk

  3. Speaker 3


    You show me the man, and I’ll show you the rule.
    Timely return of a loan makes it easier to borrow a second time. --Chinese Proverb
    Think about your own faults during the first half of the night, and the faults of others during the second half. --Chinese Proverb

  4. Speaker 4


    A man without a smiling face must not open shop. --Chinese Proverb
    Without standards, no boundaries are set. --Chinese Proverb
    A child is a child of everyone.

  5. Speaker 5


    Every cloud has a silver lining
    If your only tool is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail. --Gambian proverb
    May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live. --Irish proverb

  6. Speaker 6


    Happiness is the best cosmetic. --Chinese Proverb
    Fine feathers make fine birds.
    Don’t kill the goose that lays golden eggs.

  7. Speaker 7


    Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth. --Irish proverb
    It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general. --Chinese Proverb
    Love me, love my dog.

Final Round

  1. Speaker 1


    There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth. --Fred Rogers
    "The better is the enemy of the good.” --— Voltaire
    "Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." --— E.L. Doctorow

  2. Speaker 2


    The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
    The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
    I'm happiest with my family around me. --Amy Winehouse

  3. Speaker 3


    Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
    “In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. [...] Let that bomb, when it comes, find us doing sensible and human things [...] not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs." --—C.S. Lewis
    Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

  4. Speaker 4


    Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. --Erskine Bowles
    You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
    "We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” --— John F. Kennedy

  5. Speaker 5


    Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. --Benjamin Franklin
    "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word "freedom' out of your vocabulary.” --— Malcolm X
    Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight. --Bob Marley

  6. Speaker 6


    No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. --Abraham Lincoln
    Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. --Bruce Lee
    The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more. --Michelle Obama

  7. Speaker 7


    Protesting is about making history, creating art and protecting future generations.
    "The difference between bravery and stupidity is timing.” --— Robert Burns
    A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.