B. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 (11:00am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” - Seneca

    2. “I know you’ve come to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man” - Che Guevara

    3. “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” - Marie Curie

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “Death had to take him sleeping. For if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight.” - Thomas Marshall

    2. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” - Shirley Chisholm

    3. “Why do you quote laws to us? We, who carry swords.” - Pompey

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues” - Napoleon Bonaparte

    2. “To err is human. To persist in error is stupid.” - Cicero

    3. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” - Mark Twain

    2. “When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.” - Evita Peron

    3. “History repeats itself. First as tragedy. Second as farce.” - Karl Marx

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” - Virginia Woolf

    2. “Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” - CS Lewis

    3. “Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard about starting a war.” - Otto von Bismark

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” - Audre Lorde

    2. “Either I will find a way or I will make one” - Hannibal Barca

    3. “Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.” - Frederick Nietzshe

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “You have to act as if it were possible to radically change the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis

    2. “A hungry stomach, an empty wallet, and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons in life.” - Robin Williams

    3. “That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.” - PC Hodgell

Round 2 (2:30pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making…” - Jurassic Park

    2. “Life is in their hands, death is on their mind.” - 12 Angry Men

    3. “You Don’t Get to 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies.” - The Social Network

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “If you only see one movie this Summer, see Star Wars… But if you see two movies this Summer, see Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me!” - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    2. “Whoever wins, we lose.” - Alien vs Predator

    3. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” - Gladiator

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “The system gave him a raw deal. Nobody gives him a raw deal.” - Raw Deal

    2. “Act like you own the place.” - Parasite

    3. “The border is just another line to cross.” - Sicario

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “When there’s no more room in Hell, the Dead will walk the Earth.” - Dawn of the Dead

    2. “If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” - Tommy Boy

    3. “If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones.” - Temple of Doom

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.” - The Day of the Dolphin

    2. “Your mind is the scene of the crime.” - Inception

    3. “There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer.” - Zodiac

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “You think you know the story.” - Cabin in the Woods

    2. “You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.” - Pulp Fiction

    3. “What do you get for the man who has everything?” - The Game

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “There were 7… and they fought like 700!” - The Magnificent Seven

    2. “In space, no one can hear you scream.” - Alien

    3. “Work sucks.” - Office Space

Finals (6pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. “Victory or death! Preferably victory, though.” -  Helldivers 2

    2. "Just give the word and I will kill the clown. We would be praised as heroes." - Minthara, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. "You found your purpose didn't you?" - Ayre, Armored Core 6

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. “I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.” -  Helldivers 2

    2. “This clock is stuck between a tick and a tock, almost as though time itself were holding its breath" - Narrator, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. "Hate to say it, but Rubicon still needs me. So, buddy... who needs you?" - Rusty, Armored Core 6

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. “Withdraw from the battlefield with your dignity intact.” -  Helldivers 2

    2. "I would kiss you but neither of us deserves that" - Barcus, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. "You're not the mutt I thought you were, you are below that... YOU ARE VERMIN!" - Snail, Armored Core 6

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. “Just living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” -  Helldivers 2

    2. “Even the waves of fate can break upon the shores of will.”, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. “This ghost of me won’t last long, leave a spot for me in hell.” - Iguazu, Armored Core 6

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. “We fight, so you don’t have to!” -  Helldivers 2

    2. "Those who wield too much power...Those who only bring chaos...They are simply not part of the program..." - Nine Ball, Armored Core 6

    3. “Take away their free will, and they call you a tyrant. Allow them to indulge it, and they become tyrants." - Raphael, Baldur’s Gate 3

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” -  Helldivers 2

    2. "What good is this heart of stone, for it to be shattered?" - Laezal, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. “The others are so busy fighting and shouting slogans that they’ve given up on thinking.” - Ayre, Armored Core 6

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. “There are wonderful things in this world, worthy of protection!” -  Helldivers 2

    2. "You think you'd give up anything for a cure. But the Devil won't take anything - he'll take everything." - Wyll, Baldur’s Gate 3

    3. "But it's good to make a choice. Sit on the fence, and you make no enemies... or friends…” - Carla, Armored Core 6