SPEECH
Based on IHSA records, when was Naperville Central’s first State finalist?
1973
This token, given to Katniss before the Games, becomes the symbol of the rebellion.
Mockingjay Pin
What are all of the coaches’ full names?
Jeremy Lin, Ross Neir, Kerri Donovan, Jake Clements
How many movies have been released in the hunger games franchise?
Five
Kids yell this three-word phrase when going door-to-door to collect candy on Halloween night.
Trick-or-treat
Joining writing staff for SNL in 2005 this native New Yorker and long standing SNL cast member was noted as being a Speechie during his highschool years and competed in Orignal Oratory
Colin Jost?
Who said it? "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"
Effie Trinket
Name every event leader and the event they coach
Deb (Ext.), Kyla (SOS), Sreeram (Radio), Imaan (Info), Mahi (HI), Henry (OC), Jillian (DI), Mariya (Imp.), Sabrina (Prose), Anne (DEC), Aspen (POE), Karen (OO)
The film "Coraline" uses a unique type of animation made by taking pictures of individual frames, as opposed to drawings. What is this technique called?
Stop Motion Animation
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus skips trick-or-treating to wait in a pumpkin patch for this legendary figure.
the Great Pumpkin
Added in 2009 this speech event is the most recently added to the IHSA speech event roster
INFO
Katniss and Peeta force the Gamemakers to name them both victors by threatening to consume these poisonous berries.
Nightlock
Which team member was the reason another team member accidentally set off the fire alarm at a tournament?
MAHI
What is the highest grossing movie of all time without adjusting for inflation?
Avatar (blue people)
According to folklore, this creature can only be harmed or defeated by weapons made from silver.
Werewolf
When did speech become a IHSA sanctioned?
1940
In the 75th Hunger Games (Quarter Quell), the arena was designed in the shape and function of this object
Clock
Which coach’s mom illegally smuggled turtles they bought on the side of the highway from a van by putting them in paper towels in her waistband and walking through security?
Clements
Three movies are tied for the most Oscars ever received. Name any of them.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic, and Ben-Hur
Before pumpkins were widely used in North America, people in Ireland traditionally carved jack-o'-lanterns out of this root vegetable.
Turnips
When did speech first start at Naperville Central?
1960 ishhhhh
Finnick Odair from District 4 famously entered the arena with this weapon.
Trident
Which coach has currently lost their birth certificate, social security card, and passport, therefore having no federally recognized identity?
NEIR
This animated Chinese movie made by a mother and son duo recently made international headlines for making over 45,000 times its initial budget. What animal is the main character?
A Cow (Niu Lai)
Halloween traces its roots back to this ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter.
Samhain