Public Speaking
U.S. History
Science
Presidents
Literature
100

A strategy for generating ideas in which the speaker lists every idea that comes to mind.

What is brainstorming? 

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 

Who is Thomas Jefferson? 

100

What is the first element on the periodic table? 

What is Hydrogen?

100
Who was the first president to have a beard?

Who is Abraham Lincoln? 

100

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

200

This is the very first paragraph of a speech, and it serves the purpose of getting the audience's attention and presenting the thesis statement. 

What is the introduction? 

200

What is the name of the first American Constitution? 

What is the Articles of Confederation? 

200

Which planet has the most moons and the most gravity?

What is Jupiter?

200

Which president got shot in the chest on the way to deliver a speech and still gave the speech right afterwards? 

Who is Theodore Roosevelt? 

200

Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men?"

Who is John Steinbeck? 

300

A pattern in which the main points are in order as the sequence they took place, from beginning to end. 

What is chronological (time) pattern? 

300

Which case set up the principle of Judicial Review? 

What is Marbury v Madison? 

300

What blood type is needed to be a universal donor?

What is O-?

300

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

Who is John Adams?

300

Who wrote "The Great Gatsby?" 

Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?

400

Written or oral feedback given after a speech, and it can discuss strengths and weaknesses or ways of improvement 

What is speech critique?

400

Which Japanese cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on? 

What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki

400

How many time zones are in the world?

What is 24?

400

Which two presidents have been impeached? 

Who are Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson?

400

What was Mark Twain's real name? 

What is Samuel Clemens? 

500

Taking into consideration the audience, occasion, and nature of one's message when choosing language for a speech. 

What is word choice(diction)?

500

Who was the president when the United States entered WW1?

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

500

What natural disaster is measured by the Richter scale? 

What are earthquakes?

500

What is the most recent election where the winner did not win popular vote but still became president? 

What is the presidential election of 2016?

500
Who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird?"

Who is Harper Lee?

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