NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given two greeting cards, find as many uses as possible.

Put a nickel in a bag. The team is to respond as to what the coin would say if it was talking to you. Example: Get me out of this bag! I belong at Monticello.

Name things that you can change or cannot change. Members must alternate “can change” with “cannot change.” Example: You cannot change when a volcano will erupt. You can change how much you weigh. You cannot change the smell of a rose. You…

Name as many endangered things as you can.

Name different kinds of acts. Examples: Magic act, reacts, actions

You are making a time capsule. What would you put in it and why?

Given that your first word is HOUSE, you must make a word that begins with “H” or “E.” The next member must make a word that begins with the first or last letter of that word. Example: house, horoscope, epiphany

Name a use for bricks aside from as building materials. Example: To scrape mud off shoes

You are a color or flavor in a package of Lifesavers. What color or flavor would you be and why? Example: I would be peppermint, so that I could help rid the world of morning breath.

Name as many uses that you can think of for a 24-pack cube of soda. Example: Use it as the weight to drop on a catapult