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Verbal Spontaneous 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.

Let there be light!

Your challenge is to give a response that uses different types of light.

Blankety-blank

Your challenge is to fill in the blanks in one of these 5 sentences.

Animal Talk

Your challenge is to respond to each of these animal pictures

Time Capsule

Your challenge is to say what could be inside the time capsule.

Too Big

Your challenge is to name things that are too big and tell why.

Undersea Treasure

Your challenge is to say what could be inside the treasure chest.

When life gives you lemons...

Your challenge is to point to a bad situation and turn it around so it seems like a good thing. 

Mystery Words

Your challenge is to write a story that includes mystery words from each of seven categories

Unexpected Delivery

Your challenge is to say either:

What you would want to find in the package

or

What you would NOT want to find inside the package.

Wishing Well

Your challenge is to name someone or something that makes a wish and what they wish for.

Princess in the Tower

Your challenge is to name ways to rescue the princess safely from the tower.

Links

Your challenge is to give a response that links words from two different lists.

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