A. Adult Spontaneous Speech Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. Relief

    2. Theater

    3. Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.

    4. "Not left. Not right. Forward." — Andrew Yang 2020

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Curiosity

    2. Kiwi

    3. It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce…and 13 hours to build a Toyota.

    4. "Don't change horses midstream." – Abraham Lincoln 1864

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Victory

    2. Truck

    3. Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.

    4. "First in war, first in peace." – Winfield Scott 1852

  4. Speaker 4


     

    Speaker 4

     

    1. Justice

    2. Turkey

    3. About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car.

    4. "We're all in this together." — Beto O’Rourke 2020

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Reality

    2. Mouse

    3. A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.

    4. “Yes we can.” — Barack Obama 2008

Round 2 - 10:00 AM PST

  1. 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
  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Beauty

    2. Ball

    3. “The average American generates nearly 4.5 pounds of trash each day.” -Environmental Protection Agency

    4. “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

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Childhood

    2. Chair

    3. “More than 36 million U.S. adults cannot read above a third grade level.” -ProLiteracy

    4. “Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet  to see who they really are.” -Will Ferrell

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Defeat

    2. Doctor

    3. “The average American eats nearly 13 pounds of ice cream per year.” -U.S. Department of Agriculture

    4. “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

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Education

    2. Elephant

    3. “We collectively receive about 2.4 billion "robocalls" per month.” -Federal Communications Commission

    4. “Ned, I would love to stand here and talk with you—but I’m not going to.” -Phil Connors (Bill Murray), Groundhog Day

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Failure

    2. Forest

    3. “There are more than 6,000 dogs registered to come to work with Amazon employees at the company's Seattle office.” -Amazon

    4. “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

Round 3 - 11:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. Power

    2. Television

    3. More than 10 people a year are killed by a vending machine.

    4. “I don't like my job, and I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.” — Office Space

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Worry

    2. Tongue

    3. Summer on Uranus lasts 21 years.

    4. “Reality is a thing of the past.” — The Matrix

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Trust

    2. Wolf

    3. 0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.

    4. “A man went looking for America, and he couldn't find it anywhere." —Easy Rider

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Chaos

    2. Wings

    3. Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime.

    4. “If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” — Tommy Boy

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Fear

    2. Mountain

    3. The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.

    4. “We scare because we care.” — Monsters, Inc.

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Need

    2. Theater

    3. The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.

    4. “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.” — Fargo

Round 4 - 12:00 PM PST

  1. Speaker 1


     

    1. Raindrops
    2. Humility
    3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
    4. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939)
  2. Speaker 2


    1. Roses
    2. Courage
    3. The largest diamond ever found was 3,106 carats.
    4. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972)
  3. Speaker 3


    1. Whiskers
    2. Temperance
    3. Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas.
    4. "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Kittens
    2. Kindness
    3. Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day.
    4. "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca (1942)
  5. Speaker 5


    1. Copper
    2. Prudence
    3. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
    4. "Go ahead, make my day." Sudden Impact (1983)

Elimination Round 1 - 2:00 PM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Sleigh bell
    2. Cleanliness
    3. In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
    4. “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.” – Tim Vine
  2. Speaker 2


    1. Noodles
    2. Honesty
    3. It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth.
    4. “I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.” – Steve Martin
  3. Speaker 3


    1. Geese
    2. Cleanliness
    3. More than 10% of the world’s salt is used to de-ice American roads.
    4. “I have a lot of growing up to do. I realised that the other day inside my fort.” – Zach Galifianakis
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Moon
    2. Hope
    3. More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
    4. “We weren’t very religious. On Hanukkah, my mother had our menorah on a dimmer.” – Richard Lewis
  5. Speaker 5


    1. Doorbell
    2. Faith
    3. More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year.
    4. “My girlfriend is absolutely beautiful. Body like a Greek statue – completely pale, no arms.” – Phil Wang