B. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 (B) 8:00am
Speaker 1
1. “Step right up and see the show!”
2. “Let the spectacle begin.”
3. “Watch rhetorical marvels unfold in the grand arena of speech and debate.”
Speaker 2
1. "Under the big top, come one come all."
2. "Step right up, don’t be shy."
3. “Be the ringmaster of your thoughts, join the spectacle of speech and debate.”
Speaker 3
1. "The greatest show on earth."
2. “Come thrill, come laugh, come play.”
3. “Step right up! Where words perform acrobatics.”
Speaker 4
1. “Dare to be amazed!”
2. “Get ready for the greatest show around.”
3. “Harness the power of persuasion under the big top of speech and debate.”
Speaker 5
1. “The circus is in town, get ready to have fun.”
2. “Prepare to be astonished!”
3. "Juggle ideas, tame arguments, and tightrope logic. Welcome to speech and debate.”
Speaker 6
1. “Let the fun begin.”
2. “Join the greatest show.”
3. "Dare to defy gravity with the eloquence of speech and debate.”
Speaker 7
1. "Every day is a thrill ride with you."
2. “The circus is in town, don’t miss out.”
3. “Let your voice roar like a lion in the circus of Speech and debate.”
Round 2 (B) 10:00am
Speaker 1
1. "Do These Smiles Seem Fake? It Doesn't Matter Where They Come From, the joy is real” - Greatest Showman
2. “I’m not sure if I attract crazy or if I make them that way”- Harley Quinn
3. “Smithers, locate my dickey! We've got a show to do!” - Mr.Burns from The Simpson’s
Speaker 2
1. "A man's station is only limited by his imagination." - Greatest Showman
2. “Mama’s gonna paint the streets with blood.” - Harley Quinn
3. “I never was able to get circuses and carnivals out of my blood after that.” - Bozo the Clown
Speaker 3
1. “Love your perfume. What is that, the scent of death?” - Harley Quinn
2. “If You’re Good At Something, Never Do It For Free.” - The Joker
3. “Stop now before I kill you a word to the wise from your friend Pennywise.” - Stephen King, It
Speaker 4
1. "The noblest art is that of making others happy." - Greatest Showman
2. “In Their Last Moments, People Show You Who They Really Are.” - The Joker
3. “We all float down here!” – Pennywise from IT
Speaker 5
1. "The world is changing, and I refuse to be a part of yours." - Greatest Showman
2. “I’ll burn the world just to see the fire in your eyes.” - Harley Quinn
3. “All in all you’ve had a pretty good run, but uh deep down inside, you musta known it all had to end somewhere” - Doom Head from 31
Speaker 6
1. “Interesting fact, did you know that a cockroach can live up to 168 hour without a head? I find this fascinating” - Doom Head from 31
2. “You don’t like me? Fine. Don’t waste my time then.” - Harley Quinn
3. “Madness, As You Know, Is Like Gravity. All It Takes Is A Little Push!” - The Joker
Speaker 7
1. “You’re really putting the ‘fun’ in funeral.” - Harley Quinn
2. "Comfort, the enemy of progress." - Greatest Showman
3. "It's so fluffy!" - Despicable Me
Round 3 (B) 12:00pm
Speaker 1
1. “I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border.” - Edward Blake
2. “I never drank, never party, Carnival, none of that.” - Royce Gracie
3. “The circus is the only fun you can buy that is good for you.” - Ernest Hemingway
Speaker 2
1. “Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town.” - George Carlin
2. “Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.“ - Ben Hecht
3. “Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent.” - Erin Morgenstern
Speaker 3
1. “I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus.“ - Albert Einstein
2. “A circus of stars, your dreams a trapeze, faces lift like mirrored moons” - Imtiaz Dharker
3. “Writers are little below clowns and a little above trained seals.“ - John Steinbeck
Speaker 4
1. “A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.” - Malcolm X
2. “Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end.” - David Niven
3. “The circus arrives without warning” - Erin Morgenstern
Speaker 5
1. “Word gets around when the circus comes to town, don't it?” - Cormac McCarthy
2. “But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.” - William H. McRaven
3. “So many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES!” - Rachel Renée Russell
Speaker 6
1. “Damn everything but the circus. Everything that is grim, dull, motionless, that won’t enjoy.” - E.E. Cummings
2. “But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.” - William H. McRaven
3. “So many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES!” - Rachel Renée Russell
Speaker 7
1. “If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.” - Jame Maxton
2. “Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.” - H. L. Mencken
3. “Why the hell shouldn't I run away with the circus?” - Sara Gruen
Semi Finals 2:00pm
Speaker 1
1. “It’s not a game, it’s just a ride” - It’s Not A Game/It’s Just A Ride from Ride the Cyclone
2. “These hands could hold the world but it’ll never be enough” - Never Enough from The Greatest Showman (2017)
3. “There’s only two types of people in this world, the ones that entertain, and the ones that observe” - Britney Spears from Circus
Speaker 2
1. “A whisper was leading me through the maze promising warmth.” – Black Waltz by Avatar
2. “But I’ve been, done, seen about everything when I see an elephant fly?” - When I See an Elephant Fly from Dumbo (1941)
3. “Disguised as someone else who is not me, but is still hot” - Sexy from Mean Girls
Speaker 3
1. “Let those eyes sparkle and shine never a tear” - No Longer an Elephant/Dumbo’s Sadness/A Visit in the Night/Baby Mine from Dumbo (1941)
2. “Disguised as someone else who is not me, but is still hot” - Sexy from Mean Girls
3. “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” - Firework by Katy Perry
Speaker 4
1. “I’d rather travel ‘round to find you in this goldfish bowl” - Paper Mache World by Matilda Mann
2. When I crack that whip everybody gon’ trip just like a circus” - Brittany Spears
3.“Send in the clowns”- Frank Sinatra
Speaker 5
1. “God put us here on this Carnival Ride” - Carrie Underwood
2. “‘What’s a lifetime of achievement?’” - Coney Island (feat. The National) by Taylor Swift
3. "She's got a ticket to ride." - Ticket To Ride by The Beatles
Speaker 6
1. “Everybody come see the greatest show, gather up all juggalo’s and roll.” – The Greatest Show by Insane Clown Posse
2. “I’m a joker, I’m a smoker, I’m a midnight toker.” – The Joker by Steve Miller Band
3. “Stick with me and I’ll ride with you to the end of the line.”- by Eric Clapton
Speaker 7
1. “Through the hideous darkness, it lurches, driven by death itself.” – Boogie Woogie Wu by Insane Clown Posse
2. “The hell is humongous, the devil’s among us.” – All Hope is Gone by Slipknot
3. “I hid myself to stay alive, now I’m ready to face my disguise.” Disguise by Motionless in White