B. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 (B) 8:00am

  1. 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.”

  2. 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.”

  3. Speaker 3


    1. "The greatest show on earth."

    2. “Come thrill, come laugh, come play.”

    3. “Step right up! Where words perform acrobatics.”

  4. 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.”

  5. 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.”

  6. Speaker 6


    1. “Let the fun begin.”

    2. “Join the greatest show.”

    3. "Dare to defy gravity with the eloquence of speech and debate.”

  7. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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