Big Questions
2024-2025 Calendar
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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 21 | 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 21 | CDT |