2022 PSDA Season 2 Qualifier 4

Professional Speech and Debate Association - Apr 2 | Status: Completed | 11:10 PM Pacific

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  A. Professional Spontaneous Speech Event Prompts

Round 1 - 9:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1 (Choose One)

    1. Justice

    2. Raindrops

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

    4. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." -The Godfather (1972)

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2 (Choose One)

    1. Humility

    2. Roses

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

    4. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." -On the Waterfront (1954)

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 (Choose One)

    1. Courage

    2. Whiskers

    3. Summer on Uranus lasts 21 years.

    4. "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." -The Wizard of Oz (1939)

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4 (Choose One)

    1. Temperance

    2. Kittens

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

    4. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." -Sunset Blvd. (1950)

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 (Choose One)

    1. Kindness

    2. Copper

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

    4. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night." -All About Eve (1950)

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6 (Choose One)

    1. Failure

    2. Forest

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

    4. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." -Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Round 2 - 10:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Luxury
    2. Motorcycle
    3. More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year.
    4. “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” -Jaws, 1975

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Overwhelmed
    2. Oatmeal
    3. More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
    4. “Houston, we have a problem.” -Apollo 13, 1995

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Sacrifice
    2. Candles
    3. More than 10% of the world’s salt is used to de-ice American roads.
    4. “There's no crying in baseball!” -A League of Their Own, 1992

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Curiosity
    2. Skateboard
    3. It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth.
    4. “You can't handle the truth!” -A Few Good Men, 1992

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Selfishness
    2. Muffins
    3. In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
    4. “Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Crime
    2. Barbecues
    3. Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
    4. “What we've got here is failure to communicate.” -Cool Hand Luke, 1967

Round 3 - 11:00 AM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Victory
    2. Grapes
    3. The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.

    4. “As a kid I was made to walk the plank. We couldn’t afford a dog.” – Gary Delaney

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Justice
    2. Taxi
    3. The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

    4. “Two fish in a tank. One says: ‘How do you drive this thing?'” – Peter Kay

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Reality
    2. Plane
    3. There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.

    4. “I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!” – Stewart Francis

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Joy
    2. Library
    3. WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes.

    4. “My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We’ll see about that.'” – Stewart Francis

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Anger
    2. Fish
    3. There are 635,013,559,599 possible hands in a game of bridge.

    4. “I’m sure wherever my Dad is, he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending.” – Jack Whitehall

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Thrill
    2. Bed
    3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

    4. “The easiest time to add insult to injury is when you’re signing somebody’s cast.” – Demetri Martin

Round 4 - 12:00 PM PST

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Responsibility

       


    2. Bicycle

       


    3. The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.

       

    4. “My girlfriend is absolutely beautiful. Body like a Greek statue – completely pale, no arms.” – Phil Wang

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Embarrassment

       

    2. Potatoes

       

    3. When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.

       

    4. “I bought myself some glasses. My observational comedy improved.” – Sara Pascoe

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Adventure

       

    2. Beds

       

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

       

    4. “You know you’re working class when your TV is bigger than your book case.” – Rob Beckett

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Defeat

       

    2. Train

       

    3. A new baby usually deprives each of it’s parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year.

       

    4. “Most of my life is spent avoiding conflict. I hardly ever visit Syria.” – Alex Horne

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Gratitude

    2. Rice

       

    3. There are 635,013,559,599 possible hands in a game of bridge.


    4. A spa hotel? It’s like a normal hotel, only in reception there’s a picture of a pebble.” – Rhod Gilbert

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Gossip
    2. Towels

    3. If left alone, 70% of birthmarks gradually fade away.

       

    4. “My Dad said, always leave them wanting more. Ironically, that’s how he lost his job in disaster relief.” – Mark Watson