A. Junior Spontaneous Speech Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Television

    Infatuation

    "My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them." -Mitch Hedberg.

    "8% of people pronounce Wi-Fi “wiffy”. -MarketPlace, 2014

  2. Speaker 2


    Labyrinth

    Euphoria

    "What I hear when I'm being yelled at is people caring loudly at me." -Amy Poehler.

    "45 percent of Americans think that ghosts and demons are real." -Newsweek 2019

  3. Speaker 3


    Lagoon

    Angst

    "Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes." -Jim Carrey.

    "Fifty-five percent of people polled said they thought they were smarter than the average American." -National Journal

  4. Speaker 4


    Umbrella

    Miracle

    "Why do they call it rush hour when no one moves?" -Robin Williams.

    "The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail covers more than 2,200 miles of land and water routes in nine states." -Cherokee Museum

     

  5. Speaker 5


    Sugar

    Grief

    "The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept." -George Carlin.

    "41 percent of Americans have never heard of Auschwitz." -The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 2018

Round 2 - 10:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Queen

    Amazement

    "I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I'm good at everything." -Demetri Martin.

    "Robocalls make up 60% of calls in 2021." -CompariTech, 2022

  2. Speaker 2


    Fire

    Fear

    "When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them. You’re meeting their representative." -Chris Rock.

    "80% of Soviet males born in 1923 did not survive World War 2." -WorldWar2.org

  3. Speaker 3


    Clock

    Surprise

    "I never feel more alone than when I’m trying to put sunscreen on my back." -Jimmy Kimmel.

    "69% of children aged 2-5 can use a computer mouse, but only a mere 11% can tie their shoelaces." - The Telegraph, 2011"

  4. Speaker 4


    Satellite

    Trust

    "A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it." -Bob Hope.

    "28% of people who work in IT don’t tell their family and friends for fear of being asked to help fixing computers." -TekSystems

  5. Speaker 5


    Highway

    Optimism

    "For fast-acting relief, try slowing down." -Lily Tomlin.

    "71 percent of Americans are fairly certain that Alexander Hamilton was president." - Washington University in St. Louis, 2016

Round 3 - 11:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Corn

    Rage

    "I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance." - Wanda Sykes

    "31% of Americans don't know their neighbors at all." - Pew Research Center"

  2. Speaker 2


    Rollercoaster

    Disgust

    “The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.” -Joan Rivers

    "20% of Valentines Day purchases are for pets." -National Retail Federation, 2019

  3. Speaker 3


    Microphone

    Anxiety

    "Albums that remind me of my childhood happiness make me incredibly sad now." - Mindy Kaling

    "People are born with only two fears: falling and loud sounds." CNN, 2019

  4. Speaker 4


    Panther

    Addiction

    "Well, my whole thing with gossip is I couldn't care less if it's true.” - Kathy Griffin

    "7% of Christian Americans pray for a parking spot." -LifeWay Research, 2014

  5. Speaker 5


    Barracuda

    Shame

    "If you don't have wrinkles, you haven't laughed enough." -Phyllis Diller

    "152 people in the U.S. are named LOL." - White Pages, 2020

Round 4 - 12:00 PM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Money

    Jealousy

    “People can’t drive you crazy if you don’t give them the keys.” —Mike Bechtle

    "A four-year-old laughs about 300 times a day, while a 40-year-old would only laugh an average of 4 times." -Psychology Today, 2011

  2. Speaker 2


    Paper

    Nausea

    “One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” —Rita Mae Brown

    "No only child has been a U.S. President." -Potus.com, 2022

  3. Speaker 3


    Spike

    Pride

    “If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.” ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    "There are six US nuclear weapons that are currently unaccounted for." -Atomic Archive, 2022

  4. Speaker 4


    Flesh

    Talent

    "Never miss a good chance to shut up.” ― Will Rogers

    "Almost 40% of murders in the US go unsolved." -FBI, 2017

  5. Speaker 5


    Salad

    Focus

    "Sane is boring.” ― R. A. Salvatore

    "A violin is made from 81 pieces of wood." -Stramford Strings, 2020