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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.

Archeological dig

Your challenge is to create a series of artifacts that have come from an archeological dig and then say what they are.

Terminal Shapes

Your challenge is to arrange one or more terminals and a shape to represent something, and then say what it is.

Words, words, words!

Your challenge is to make up a story.

Come eat with us!

Your challenge is to come up with a creative new themed restaurant and a TV advertisement with a jingle/catch-phrase to advertise it.

String us along!

Your challenge is to manipulate pieces of string and then say something about them.

Pair this!

Your challenge is for each of you to say something about a pair of objects you draw, sight unseen, from a box.

Shape Shifter

Your challenge is for each of you to draw a picture that incorporates a geometrical shape and then say something about the pictures.

This is a two-part spontaneous challenge.

In part 1, you will each modify a picture of a geometrical shape by adding to it.

In part 2, you will present the team's drawings to the judges.

Time Capsule - 2021

Your challenge is for each of you to make something for a time capsule for the year 2021.


In part 1, you will each make an item to be placed in the time capsule.


In part 2, you will present your items to the judges

Cup Creations

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Paint (a story) by Numbers

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Your turn to be torn

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