NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

You start with a “box.” You think of a word that begins with the last letter in box, then you use the last letter in the next word given. For example: Box, x-ray, yo-yo, orange – and so on.

Name states. Examples: Michigan, Rhode Island, Florida, state of confusion, state of anger, solid, liquid, gas, statue, stationary

Name uses for a shoe.

Name things you can catch but not keep. Examples: A cold, a frog, a lion, a seal, a ray of light

Create a good newspaper headline. Example: Cure for Cancer Found

List alternative ways to get from the mall (other than a car) to home.

Name things that initiate growth and what it is that grows. Examples: The sun makes the flowers grow. Time makes the heart grow fonder.

Name things needed in order to survive in an ice cave.

You are Cinderella. Where are you going?

Name things with bows. Examples: present, hair, bowl, boa constrictor