A. High School Spontaneous Speech Event Prompts
Round 1 - 9:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Relief
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Theater
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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"Not left. Not right. Forward." — Andrew Yang 2020
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Curiosity
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Kiwi
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce…and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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"Don't change horses midstream." – Abraham Lincoln 1864
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Victory
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Truck
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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"First in war, first in peace." – Winfield Scott 1852
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Justice
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Turkey
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car.
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"We're all in this together." — Beto O’Rourke 2020
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Reality
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Mouse
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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“Yes we can.” — Barack Obama 2008
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Round 2 - 10:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
- Ability
- Aircraft
- “34 percent of adults still sleep with a stuffed animal, blanket, or other sentimental object” -Sleepopolis
- “My mother always used to say: The older you get, the better you get, unless you’re a banana.” -Rose (Betty White), The Golden Girls
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Beauty
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Ball
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“The average American generates nearly 4.5 pounds of trash each day.” -Environmental Protection Agency
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“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” -Jack Handey
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Childhood
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Chair
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“More than 36 million U.S. adults cannot read above a third grade level.” -ProLiteracy
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“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.” -Will Ferrell
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Defeat
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Doctor
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“The average American eats nearly 13 pounds of ice cream per year.” -U.S. Department of Agriculture
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“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” -Rita Rudner
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Education
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Elephant
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“We collectively receive about 2.4 billion "robocalls" per month.” -Federal Communications Commission
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“Ned, I would love to stand here and talk with you—but I’m not going to.” -Phil Connors (Bill Murray), Groundhog Day
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Failure
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Forest
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“There are more than 6,000 dogs registered to come to work with Amazon employees at the company's Seattle office.” -Amazon
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“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” -Erma Bombeck
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Round 3 - 11:00 AM PST
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Power
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Television
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More than 10 people a year are killed by a vending machine.
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“I don't like my job, and I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.” — Office Space
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Worry
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Tongue
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Summer on Uranus lasts 21 years.
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“Reality is a thing of the past.” — The Matrix
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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Trust
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Wolf
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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“A man went looking for America, and he couldn't find it anywhere." —Easy Rider
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Chaos
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Wings
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime.
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“If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” — Tommy Boy
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Fear
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Mountain
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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“We scare because we care.” — Monsters, Inc.
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Need
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Theater
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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“A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.” — Fargo
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Round 4 - 12:00 PM PST
Speaker 1
- Raindrops
- Humility
- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
- "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939)
Speaker 2
- Roses
- Courage
- The largest diamond ever found was 3,106 carats.
- "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972)
Speaker 3
- Whiskers
- Temperance
- Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas.
- "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Speaker 4
- Kittens
- Kindness
- Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day.
- "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca (1942)
Speaker 5
- Copper
- Prudence
- On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
- "Go ahead, make my day." Sudden Impact (1983)
Elimination Round 1 - 2:00 PM PST
Speaker 1
- Sleigh bell
- Cleanliness
- In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
- “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.” – Tim Vine
Speaker 2
- Noodles
- Honesty
- It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth.
- “I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.” – Steve Martin
Speaker 3
- Geese
- Cleanliness
- More than 10% of the world’s salt is used to de-ice American roads.
- “I have a lot of growing up to do. I realised that the other day inside my fort.” – Zach Galifianakis
Speaker 4
- Moon
- Hope
- More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
- “We weren’t very religious. On Hanukkah, my mother had our menorah on a dimmer.” – Richard Lewis
Speaker 5
- Doorbell
- Faith
- More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year.
- “My girlfriend is absolutely beautiful. Body like a Greek statue – completely pale, no arms.” – Phil Wang