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Happy holidays! We will not be publishing questions over the next two weeks because of the winter holidays. Thanks for reading and see you in 2022! USX How can America address its youth mental health crisis? Should Congressional members be banned from trading individual stocks? Was relying on sunset clauses a good way of cutting […]

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Weekly Questions: December 13th – December 19th

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Post date December 13, 2021
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Weekly Questions: December 6th – December 12th

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Post date December 6, 2021
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Weekly Questions: November 22nd – November 28th

Post author By James Gao
Post date November 21, 2021
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Weekly Questions: November 15th – November 21st

Post author By James Gao
Post date November 14, 2021
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Weekly Questions: November 1st – November 6th

Post author By James Gao
Post date October 31, 2021
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Weekly Question: October 25th – October 31st

Post author By James Gao
Post date October 24, 2021
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Weekly Questions: October 18th – 24th

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Post date October 17, 2021
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Weekly Questions: September 27th – October 3rd

Post author By James Gao
Post date September 26, 2021
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Weekly Questions: September 20th – September 26th

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Post date September 19, 2021
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Weekly Questions: September 13th – September 19th

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Post date September 12, 2021
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Weekly Questions: September 6th – September 12th

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Post date September 5, 2021
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Weekly Questions: August 29th – September 4th

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Post date August 29, 2021
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USX Is a carbon border adjustment tax a good policy idea? What steps can the Biden administration take to prevent mass housing insecurity after the Supreme Court’s ruling against the eviction moratorium? Who will win the Democrats’ internal struggle between progressives and moderates? Should the Biden administration have authorized booster shots? Should Jerome Powell be […]

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Weekly Questions: August 23rd – August 30th (Movies, TV, and Theater)

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Post date August 22, 2021
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Normal, current affairs-focused questions will be back next week. We hope you enjoyed your summer! Movies 1. What lessons can be learned from movies’ simultaneous box office and streaming service launches in 2021? 2. Has Marvel Studios successfully refound themselves after Avengers: Endgame? 3. Will the Oscars truly able to shed their non-diverse reputation? 4. […]

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Weekly Questions: August 16th – August 23rd (Movies, Video Games, and TikTok)

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Post date August 16, 2021
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We apologize for the slight delay! Music Has Lil Was X successfully reshaped the conversation around queerness in the hip-hop industry? Should Jack Antonoff’s rise to producer stardom be celebrated or looked down upon? Should more artists move away from record labels?Video Games How will the arrival of the Steam Deck affect the gaming industry? […]

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Weekly Questions: August 9th – August 15th (The Tokyo Olympics)

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Post date August 9, 2021
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Is Caeleb Dressel the new Michael Phelps? What lessons can the world of gymnastics learn from Simone Biles’ event withdrawals at the Tokyo Olympics? How should U.S. Olympics drug policy be changed after the Tokyo Olympics, if at all? What sport, if any, should the Olympics add for the 2024 Games? Will USA Basketball – […]

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Weekly Questions: July 26th – August 2nd (Basketball and Baseball)

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Post date July 25, 2021
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Basketball Who are the favorites to win the 2021-2022 NBA Championship? Is it time for the Portland Trail Blazers to blow it up? What’s the best move for the Philadelphia 76ers this off-season? Would the NBA benefit from adding a mid-season tournament? Will more young prospects turn to the G-League instead of attending college?Baseball Are […]

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Weekly Questions will be Culture-Focused for the Summer!

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Post date July 25, 2021
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We hope everyone is having a great summer! For the next five weeks, the Extemper’s Bible will be releasing modified versions of our usual weekly questions, with eight questions each week focusing on elements of modern culture. We’re writing the questions about your hobbies, interests, and guilty pleasures that you wish you’d gotten in tournament, […]

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Weekly Questions: June 14th – June 21st

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Post date June 13, 2021
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Happy practicing! This is our final set of questions for the 2020-2021 season.

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Weekly Questions: June 7th – June 13th

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Post date June 7, 2021
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Happy practicing! This will be the penultimate weekly questions release for the 2020-21 season.

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Weekly Questions: May 31st – June 6th

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Post date May 31, 2021
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Weekly Questions: May 24th – 30th

Post author By Steve Asthana
Post date May 23, 2021
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Weekly Questions: May 17th – May 23rd

Post author By James Gao
Post date May 16, 2021
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Weekly Questions: May 10th – May 16th

Post author By James Gao
Post date May 10, 2021
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Weekly Questions: April 26th – May 2nd

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Post date April 26, 2021
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Weekly Questions: April 19th – 25th

Post author By James Gao
Post date April 18, 2021
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Weekly Questions: April 5th – April 11th

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Post date April 4, 2021
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Weekly Questions: March 29th – April 5th

Post author By Steve Asthana
Post date March 28, 2021
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Weekly Questions: March 22nd – 28th

Post author By James Gao
Post date March 21, 2021
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Written by Shreya Joshi and James (Jimmy) Gao. Happy practicing!

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Weekly Questions: March 15th – 21st

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Post date March 14, 2021
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Weekly Questions: March 8th – March 15th

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Post date March 7, 2021
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Written by Steve Asthana, James (Jimmy) Gao and Shreya Joshi.

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Weekly Questions: March 1st – March 7th

Post author By Ananth Veluvali
Post date March 1, 2021
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Here are our weekly questions for March 1st – March 7th. Happy practicing!

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Weekly Questions: February 23rd – March 1st

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Post date February 21, 2021
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Written by James (Jimmy) Gao and Shreya Joshi. Happy practicing!

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Weekly Questions: February 15th – February 22nd

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Post date February 14, 2021
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Written by James (Jimmy) Gao and Shreya Joshi. Happy practicing!

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Weekly Questions: February 8th – February 14th

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Post date February 7, 2021
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Written by James (Jimmy) Gao and Shreya Joshi. Happy practicing!

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Weekly Questions: February 1st – February 7th

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Post date January 31, 2021
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Written by Steve Asthana and James (Jimmy) Gao.

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Weekly Questions: January 25th – February 1st

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Post date January 24, 2021
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Written by Shreya Joshi and James (Jimmy) Gao. Happy practicing!

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MBA Extemp Questions Published (Part 2)

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Post date January 17, 2021
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Last week, we published the first half of the questions from the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Extemp Round Robin. Below is the second half. Enjoy!

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MBA Extemp Questions Published (Part 1)

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Post date January 11, 2021
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The question writer for the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Round Robin, Jason Warren, was kind enough to let us publish the questions from the tournament. We will publish the first half this week and the second half next week. Check them out below, and enjoy the tough practice!

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Weekly Questions: December 27th – January 2nd

Post author By Ananth Veluvali
Post date December 27, 2020
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Happy early new year! Stay tuned for some exciting updates from the Extemper’s Bible in the new few days. In the meantime, happy practicing! We tried something new this time, adding one additional novice question for both USX and IX.