Combo Verbal/Hands-On Problems

Please Note: These are not official Odyssey of the Mind Spontaneous problems but are supplied here as training tools for improving teams' spontaneous skills. Official practice problems can be found if you purchase the books of spontaneous problems and sample problems can also be found on the Odyssey of Mind website.

Rolling Story

Your challenge is to tell a story using a toilet roll.

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Inside the refrigerator

Your challenge is to give a presentation about the following:

You are a bunch of food items from inside a refrigerator. Tell what happens after dark when no one is looking.

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Alien Solution

Your challenge to explain how an alien creature you have created will help solve a problem and improve life on Earth.

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Make your responses snappy!

Your challenge is to say something about the clips, improvise with them, or both.

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Whose line is it anyway?

Your challenge is to say something about the objects, improvise with them, or both.

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Ripping Yarns

Your challenge is to give responses that include ripping paper.

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Story

Your challenge is to tell a story while incorporating items into the story.

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What's in Your Closet?

Your challenge is to tell a story that incorporates items, found in your closet.

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Bottle recycling

Your challenge is to say something about the bottles or improvise with them and show ways they could be used.

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Lost in Translation?

Your challenge is to tell a story, but only part of your team is allowed to speak!

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Weird Tales

Your challenge is to create and perform a humorous skit about one of four weird scenarios.

This is a 2-part challenge.

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Mask Madness

Your challenge is to give a response about what is in your box or say what it could be used for - without being able to see it!

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