Big Questions

2024-2025 Calendar

Name
Location
Date(s)
Events
Reg Opens
Reg Ends
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Scottsdale Prep Congress and BQ Scottsdale, AZ Sat Sep 14 BQ-HS, BQ-MS, CD-HS, CD-MS Jun 25 Sep 10 MST
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 1 NSDA Campus Thu Sep 19 CON, RS CON, LD, RS LD, CX, RS CX, PF, RS PF, BQ, RS BQ, RS DI, HI, RS DUO, POI, EXT, RS EXT, INF, OO, RS OO Aug 15 Sep 19 CDT
LR Hall West Warrior Warm Up Little Rock, AR Fri Sep 27–28 HSBQ, EXT, LD, PF, OO, OI, CD, SPAR Aug 23 Sep 25 CDT
Bentonville Tigers Eye BENTONVILLE, AR Fri Oct 4–5 BQ, CD, DI, SLI, IMP, DUO, HI, ISP, INF, JHDI, JHSLI, JHIMP, JHDUO, JHEXT, JHHI, JHISP, JHINF, JHIPDA, JHLD, JHOO, JHPOE, JHPOI, JHPRO, JHSTO, NLD, IPDA, OO, POE, POI, PRO, PF, RT, STO, VIPDA, VLD, JHRT, EX, JHDEC, JHBQ, JHPF, JHCD Sep 3 Sep 30 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 2 NSDA Campus Tue Oct 8 CON, DUO, LD, EXT, OO, CX, PRO, PF, RS BQ, RS DI, RS DUO, RS INF, RS LD, RS EXT, RS OO, RS POI, RS PF Aug 15 Oct 8 CDT
Conway Classy Classic Conway, AR Fri Oct 11–12 HSBQ, DI, IMPROV, DUO, EXT, HI, ISP, INF, JHI, JDUO, JIPDA, JOO, JPOE, JPRO, JRT, JST, JWM, NCD, NIPDA, NLD, OO, POE, POI, PRO, STO, VCD, VIPDA, VLD, VPF, JISP, JIMP, JHCD, NCX, JHDI, HSWM Sep 4 Oct 7 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 3 NSDA Campus Thu Oct 17 LD, RS LD, PF, RS PF, BQ, RS BQ, DEC, RS DEC, PCC, RS PCC, STO, RS STO, SW, RS SW, DI, HI, RS HI, DUO, POI, RS POI, POE, RS POE, PRO, RS PRO, INF, RS INF, OO, RS OO, CX, RS CX, WSD Aug 15 Oct 17 CDT
Mustang Madness Herriman, UT Fri Oct 18–19 BQ-B, VCharB, Interp, (DEC), VDE-B, DUO-B, NIM--B, VIM-B, VInf-A, NLD, VLD, (LipS), (MUS), (NEWS), NEX--A, NFX--B, NOO-A, VOO-A, PAR-A, VPO-A, OCX, VPF, VSpArA, Story, CONG, VEX-A, VFX-B, NPF, NCX, NInf, N CON Aug 24 Oct 17 MDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 4 NSDA Campus Tue Oct 22 BQ, CON, INF, LD, EXT, OO, CX, POI, PF, RS BQ, RS CON, RS HI, RS LD, RS EXT, RS OO, RS PF Aug 15 Oct 22 CDT
Tim Averill Invitational ONLINE NSDA Campus Fri Oct 25–26 BQ, CX-N, CX-V, LD-N, LD-V, PF-N, PF-V, WSD Sep 1 Oct 22 EDT
Hunter Haunting West Valley, UT Fri Oct 25–27 A-Int, A-Lip, A-Inf, A-News, A-OO, A-SST, BQ, A-Dec, NCD, NINTER, NIM, NInf, NLD, NMX, NO, NCX, NPF, OCD, OIM, Inf, OINT, VLD, OMX, VOO, OCX, OPF, O-Spar Aug 12 Oct 24 MDT
Arkansas ASC Approved Pilot Tournament Arkansas, AR Fri Nov 1–May 1 DSLI, HSBQ, HSDEC, DI, IMPROV, DUO, EXT, HI, ISP, INF, JHCD, JDI, JIMPRO, JDUO, JHI, JISP, JINFO, JIPDA, JOO, JPO, JPOI, JPR, JHPF, JRT, JST, JWM, HSMT, NCD, NIPDA, NLD, NCX, OO, POE, POI, PRO, RT, STO, VCD, VIPDA, VLD, VPF, WM, JLD, NPF, vPD, SA, JSA, DA, JDA Nov 1 May 1 CDT
Little Rock Presents Tigers and Tiaras Little Rock, AR Fri Nov 1–2 ACDSLI, HSBQ, HSDEC, DECES, DI, IMPROV, DUO, EXT, HI, ISP, INF, JHCD, JDI, JIMPRO, JDUO, JHI, JISP, JINFO, JIPDA, JOO, JPO, JPOI, JPR, JRT, JST, JWM, NCD, NIPDA, NLD, NCX, OO, POES, POE, POI, PRO, RT, STO, SCDSLI, VCD, IPDARR, VLD, VPF, WM, JHPF, HSMT Sep 20 Oct 25 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 5 NSDA Campus Thu Nov 7 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, WSD, RS BQ, RS DEC, RS DI, RS DUO, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS SW, RS POE, RS CX, RS PCC, RS POI, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO Aug 15 Nov 7 CDT
Huntington Highlander Huntington, WV Sat Nov 9 DEC, HI-DI, DUO, BQ, EXT, IMP, INF, LD, OO, POE, POI, PRO, PF, BC Sep 16 Nov 6 EDT
Skyhawk Smackdown Salem, UT Thu Nov 14–16 BQ, B-NCSP, B-VCsp, B-HI, B-VDE, B-Duo, B-NIM, B-VIM, A-NInf, A-VInf, NLD, VLD, A-NEX, B-NIX, A-NOO, A-VOO, VPAR, A-NPO, A-VPO, NCX, OCX, NPF, VPF, A-NSpr, A-VSpr, NCON, VCON, A-VEX, B-VIX, ALip, B-DI, A-POI, B-NHI, B-NDI, AOO, AINF, AHI, ADI, APOI, A-NPOI, ANDI, ANHI, ANINF, ANOO, ANPOI, ADUO, AStor, AFree, ANews, AVDec, ANDEC, APOET Aug 1 Nov 11 MDT
Viking Ragnarok 120 West 1000 North, Bountiful,, UT Fri Nov 15–16 PFN, BQC, LDJ, LDV, CXC, PFJ, PFV, PFC, IMPJV, IMPV, CEXJ, CEXV, OON, OOV, INFN, INFC, HIC, DIN, DIC, DT, SQ, Cong, Cong2, PEx, ODD, XDB Jul 13 Nov 15 MDT
2024 Springboard November Capstone NSDA Campus Sat Nov 16 Con, A-DEC, DI, IMP, INF, LD, EXT, OO, A-SW, A-POE, A-PCC, A-PRO, PF, A-STO, WSD, A-RSDE, RS INF, RS DI, RS LD, RS OO, A-RSPO, A-RSPC, A-RSPR, RS PF, A-RSST, BQ, A-RSSW, HI, DUO, RS EXT, RS IMP Oct 1 Nov 14 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 6 NSDA Campus Tue Nov 19 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS SW, RS POE, RS CX, RS PCC, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO Aug 14 Nov 19 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 7 NSDA Campus Thu Nov 21 BQ, CON, LD, EXT, OO, CX, POI, PF, RS BQ, RS CON, RS DI, RS INF, RS LD, RS EXT, RS OO, RS CX, RS PRO, RS PF Aug 15 Nov 21 CDT
Charger Challenge Draper, UT Thu Dec 12–14 ANEWS, ADEC, Interp, OIMP, AINF, Extemp, AOO, SPAR, BQ, CON, LD, PF, CX, Info, OO, APoem, ALipSy, ASTORY, ACT, ADine, Prez, Shark, SNL, DUO, APC, IX, AEX, POI, NO, NIN, NoCon, Humor, HSTORY, H-IMP, SPA, Poetry Aug 16 Dec 11 MDT
Auburn Riverside Invitational NIETOC and Online World Schools Auburn, WA Fri Dec 13–15 NCON, NDI, NEXT, NHI, NIMP, NINF, NLD, NOO, NPF, OCON, ODI, ODUO, OECOM, OEXT, OHI, OIMP, OINF, OLD, OOO, OPOI, OCX, OPF, OSPAR, OWS, BQ, SWP, NECOM, NSAR, NDUO Oct 19 Dec 13 PDT
2024 Novice Big Questions Extravaganza Pope Edition Online Mon Dec 16 BQ Nov 19 Dec 16 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 8 NSDA Campus Thu Jan 9 CON, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS POE, RS PCC, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO, RS CON, WSD, RS DI Dec 1 Jan 9 CDT
Rebel Speech and Debate NIETOC TFA UIL Set A Academic Meet Midland, TX Fri Jan 17–18 CX, INF_FX, LD, PER_DX, POE, PRO, INFO, OO, CONG, PF, BQ, DI, DUET, DUO, HI, IMP, POI Nov 20 Jan 16 CDT
Winter Squash Not Needham NSDA Campus Sat Jan 25 BQ, LDN, LDV, PFV, PFN Dec 19 Jan 22 EDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 9 NSDA Campus Tue Jan 28 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS POE, RS PCC, RS PRO, RS PF, WSD, RS DI Dec 1 Jan 28 CDT
Big Questions 1 Virtual Invitational by SPDL Online Wed Jan 29 BQ Dec 30 Jan 28 EDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 10 NSDA Campus Thu Feb 6 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS POE, RS CX, RS PCC, RS PF, RS STO, WSD, RS DI Dec 1 Feb 6 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 11 NSDA Campus Tue Feb 11 CON, DI, INF, LD, EXT, CX, POI, PRO, PF, WSD, RS EXT, RS OO, RS PF Dec 1 Feb 11 CDT
Howl Yes 2025 A State Jonesboro, AR Fri Feb 14–15 NIPDA, VIPDA, DI, HI, DUO, INFO, OO, Extemp, POE, POI, ISP, STO, IMP, PRO, SLI Jan 1 Feb 7 CDT
Cougar Clash Kearns High School, UT Fri Feb 14–15 A-Lip, A-News, A-OO, A-SST, A-Dec, OCD, OIM, Inf, OINT, VLD, D-EXT, VOO, OCX, OPF, I-EXT Oct 31 Feb 14 MDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 12 NSDA Campus Thu Feb 20 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS POE, RS CX, RS PCC, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO, WSD, RS DI Dec 1 Feb 20 CDT
53rd Marshall Univ John Marshall High School Huntington, WV Fri Feb 21–22 BROAD, CD S, DEC, DI, DUO, DUO-IP, EXT, HI, IMPTU, INF, LD-BOUT, LD, OO, POET, POI, PROSE, PF-BOUT, PF, STORY, CD H Oct 1 Feb 20 EDT
Minotaur Invitational Buckeye, AZ Fri Feb 21–22 MSDuo Jan 5 Feb 22 MST
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 13 NSDA Campus Tue Feb 25 BQ, CON, INF, LD, EXT, OO, CX, POI, PRO, PF, WSD, RS CON, RS INF, RS LD, RS EXT, RS PF Dec 1 Feb 25 CDT
NM State Speech and Debate Championship Albuquerque, NM Thu Feb 27–Mar 1 DI, Duo, HI, INFO, IX, LD, NLD, NPF, OO, CX, POI, PF, USX Jan 10 Feb 21 MDT
Feburary JH Tournament Spanish Fork, UT Fri Feb 28 Char, EX, IM, Inf, Interp, LD, VOO, CX, PF, SpAr, VCON Oct 29 Feb 26 MDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 14 NSDA Campus Thu Mar 6 BQ, CON, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, EXT, OO, CX, POI, PRO, PF, WSD, RS BQ, RS LD, RS EXT, RS PF Dec 1 Mar 6 CDT
Luck of the Irish Invitational Online Fri Mar 7–15 BOB, BQD, Bro, Dec, DI, Duo, Ext, Imp, Info, Multi, OO, Poet, Prose, Sales, Story Nov 1 Mar 5 EDT
Wicked West Invitational Centerton, AR Fri Mar 7–8 HSBQ, DI-A, IMP-B, DUO-A, EXT-A, HI-B, ISP-A, INF-A, JHCD, JHDI, JHIMP, JHDUO, JHEXT, JHHI, JHISP, JHINFO, JIPDA, JHLD, JHOO, JHPO, JHPOI, JHPR, JHRT, JHSLI, JHST, JHWM, NCD, NIPDA, OO-B, POE-A, POI-A, PRO-B, PF, RT, SLI-B, STO-B, VCD, VIPDA, LD, WM, JHDEC, SOLO-B, SM-A, DM-B Feb 1 Mar 3 CDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 15 NSDA Campus Tue Mar 11 BQ, CON, DI, LD, EXT, OO, POE, CX, PF, WSD, RS CON, RS DI, RS INF, RS LD, RS EXT, RS OO, RS PRO, RS PF Dec 1 Mar 11 CDT
Lawrence Free State Firebird Speech Invitational NIETOC Lawrence, KS Fri Mar 14–15 VDI, VDuo, VUSX, VHI, VImp, VInf10, VIX, VOO, VPoe, VPOI, VPro, VInfo7, MS Con, NDI, NHI, NIX, NImp, NInf10, NInfo7, NDUO, NOO, NPOI, NUSX, NPoe, NPro, VIDA, NIDA, BQ, Senate, V Hou, N Hou, VPF, NPF, VLD, NLD, VDuet, NDuet, NHSA, VHSA, NSSA, VSSA Aug 1 Mar 14 CDT
Needham March Merryness Needham, MA Sat Mar 15 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, FZ, GD, BQ-HS, IM, SA, IS, INFO, BQ-MS, MD, MULT, NX, LD-N, NOI, PF-N, CX, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, CD, TX, VX, LD-V, PF-V Feb 23 Mar 12 EDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 16 NSDA Campus Tue Mar 18 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, SW, POE, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS POE, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO, RS CON Dec 1 Mar 18 CDT
Big Questions 2 Virtual Invitational by SPDL Online Wed Mar 19 BQ Jan 14 Mar 18 EDT
NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 17 NSDA Campus Thu Mar 20 CON, BQ, DEC, DI, DUO, HI, INF, LD, OO, CX, PCC, POI, PRO, PF, STO, RS DEC, RS DUO, RS HI, RS INF, RS LD, RS OO, RS SW, RS POE, RS CX, RS PCC, RS PRO, RS PF, RS STO, RS CON, WSD Dec 1 Mar 20 CDT
2nd Annual DAO Speech and Debate Tournament NIETOC NSDA Campus Wed Apr 9–12 BQD, DEC, EXT, DI, IMP, Info, OO, VPF, HI Jan 3 Apr 9 CDT
Fayetteville Mini Madness 2025 Fayetteville, AR Fri Apr 18–19 JBQ, DM-B, JHCD, DEC-B, DI-A, IMP-B, DUO-A, EXT-B, HI-A, ISP-B, INFO-A, JIPDA, JHLD, OO-A, POE-B, POI-A, PRO-B, JHRT, SLI-B, STO-B, JHWM, SM-A Mar 15 Apr 11 CDT
NSDA Last Chance Qualifier NSDA Campus Thu Apr 24–26 BQ, DI, DUO, HSE, HI, INF, IX, LD, OO, CX, POI, PF, SEN, USX, WSD Jan 14 Apr 17 CDT
William Tennent BQ Spring Invitational Online Thu May 29 BQ Apr 1 May 28 EDT
The Virtual Rushmore Challenge Lead up to NSDA nationals Online Thu Jun 5–7 SC, DX, DI, DUO, HI, Info, IX, OO, POI, VLD, VPF, STY, POE, BQ, Policy Aug 18 Oct 22 CDT
NSDA Nationals Warmup Tournament Debate and IEs Welcom Online Sun Jun 8–13 IE's, BQ, LD, CX, PF, WSD, ED, Cong Feb 26 Jun 4 CDT
National Speech and Debate Tournament Des Moines, IA Sun Jun 15–20 BQ, HSE, SEN, DI, DUO, A-EXP, A-EXC, XDB, HI, B-IMP, INF, IX, LD, OO, A-SW, B-POE, CX, POI, A-PRO, PF, B-STO, USX, WS Mar 15 May 15 CDT
NSDA Middle School National Tournament Des Moines, IA Tue Jun 17–20 BQ, CD, B Dec, B DI, A Duo, A HI, B Imp, B INF, LD, A Ext, A OO, B SW, A POE, CX, B POI, B PRO, PF, A STO, WS Mar 15 May 15 CDT