Congress "Quiz"
Name the Event!
Debate Skills
Speech Skills
Coach Trivia
100

The maximum time allotment of a congress speech. 

3 minutes

100

In this event, you argue a resolution using a value and criterion. 

Lincoln Douglas 

100

Which event has grand crossfire?

Public Forum

100

You've been writing this for years... what is the basic speech format? 

5-Paragraph Essay (Intro/Point 1/Point 2/Point 3/Conclusion)

100

What is Ms. Wallace's home state? 

Montana / Montucky / Frozen Tundra, USA

200

This is the guideline and order of debate in Congress

Parliamentary Procedure / Robert's Rules of Order

200

In this event, you have 30 minutes to prepare a seven minute speech on a current events topic. 

Extemp

200

Which event starts with a 6-min Affirmative Constructive speech?

Lincoln Douglas 

200

Use this at the beginning of your speech to tell your audience what your main points are. 

A roadmap / thesis

200

Who hates salad?

Wallace

300

The name for a specific piece of legislation to appropriate money and implement policy

A bill

300

In this event, partnerships argue the pros and cons of a resolution.  

Public Forum

300

During cross examination, you should NOT do this with your opponent. 

Look at your opponent. 

300

Which rhetorical strategy is about evoking emotions in your audience? 

Pathos

300

Who is older - Wallace or Jensen?  

Jensen 

400

This is the motion to change something about the legislation. 

Motion to amend

400

In this event, you have seven total minutes to write and deliver a speech on a random topic. 

Impromptu

400

In which LD speech do you introduce new information? 

Constructive

400

Which rhetorical strategy is about building your credibility and trustworthiness?

Ethos

400

Both Ms. Jensen and Ms. Wallace know second languages, but different ones.  Name BOTH of them.  

ASL and Spanish 

500

This motion is used when the constitutionality of the legislation is in question 

Objection to Consideration 

500

In this event, you carefully prepare and memorize an 8-10 minute speech on a topic of your choosing.  

Original Oratory

500

Contention is another word for ___. 

Argument

500

Analysis in your speech answers THIS question: _____

So what?

500

The name of Ms. Jensen's cat AND the name of at least one of Ms. Wallace's dogs. (Must have both to be correct.) 

Sasha, AND Molly, Gremlin, Rosie, or Rookie/Chicken Noodle 

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