B. Novice Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1-12:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Should Congress investigate Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter?

    If Walker wins the runoff in Georgia, it will be because of…?

    Does Josh Shapiro’s win set the Dems up to take Pennsylvania in 2024?

  2. Speaker 2


    Would ranked-choice voting help or hurt US voter turnout?

    Is Trump responsible for not delivering on a red wave?

    Should Beto O’Rourke to stop running for statewide offices in Texas?

  3. Speaker 3


    Did the Democrats’ messaging about 2020 GOP election deniers help or hurt in the midterms?

    Who besides Trump and DeSantis will emerge in the 2024 GOP primary?

    Should Joe Biden take a hard line with Xi Jinping at their meeting next week?

  4. Speaker 4


    Given the massive celebrity deactivations, can Twitter survive under Musk? 

    Did Biden’s last-minute campaign stumping help diminish the red wave?

    Is Kevin McCarthy in trouble from within his own party if he becomes the speaker?

  5. Speaker 5


    If adopted in the US, could Australia’s “compulsory voting” system help force candidates toward the center?

    If Warnock wins in the Georgia runoff it will be because of…?

    Did the GOP underestimate their fight against reproductive rights?

Round 2-2:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Will the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to a worldwide energy crisis this winter?

    Will other nations join Australia in reversing recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?

    Will massive protests in Lima lead to the resignation of Pedro Castillo?

  2. Speaker 2


    Should Rishi Sunak call for a general election in the UK?

    Should South Korea be more aggressive to quell North Korea’s uptick in missile launches?

    With Russia withdrawing from Kherson, is there a chance for a peace deal?

  3. Speaker 3


    Will EU countries training Ukrainian troops escalate the war with Russia?

    Is Andrés Manuel López Obrador doing enough to protect journalists’ freedom of speech?

    Which Commonwealth nation will be the first to leave?

  4. Speaker 4


    What can the UN do if Belarus joins Russia’s war against Ukraine?

    Is Rishi Sunak doing enough to head off a strike by the Network Rail union?

    Is Scholz proving to be a leader on the international stage or is he living in Merkel’s shadow?

  5. Speaker 5


    Is Russian ally Xi Jinping stating Putin cannot use nuclear weapons in Ukraine a blow to their alliance?

    Has Brexit led to the sharp increase in inflation across the UK?

    Should Pope Francis get directly involved in the Catholic bishops and Cardinal abuse scandal in France?

Finals-3:30

  1. Speaker 1


    What impact are record corporate profits having on inflation?

    Will iPhone 14 delays due to China’s Zero-COVID policy lead to a loss in the fourth quarter for Apple?

    Is a worldwide recession looming due to OPEC+ production cuts?

  2. Speaker 2


    How much concern is the massive loss in ad revenue at Twitter?

    Will the Kroger/Albertsons merger have a negative impact on consumers?

    What impact will Macron’s pension reform have on the French economy?

  3. Speaker 3


    With unemployment up in September, is the Fed raising interest rates the wrong approach?

    Will the 400-pound energy discounts be enough to get UK families through the winter months?

    What effect will the surprise FTX bankruptcy have on the stability of the cryptocurrency market?

  4. Speaker 4


    Will Elon Musk’s blue tick feature lead to a loss in revenue at Twitter?

    Will Vietnam and China’s trade and investment relationship help mitigate supply chain issues?

    Why is a strong US dollar bad news for vulnerable economies around the world?

  5. Speaker 5


    With US hiring down in October will that help cool interest rate increases?

    How is Xi Jinping’s Zero-COVID policy stifling Chinese markets?

    How would the USPS banking pilot help the struggling agency?