NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

In the first round, team members are asked to give the name of a city beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet. In round two, they give the name of a particular store or type of store also beginning with the…

Name things you can make from a tissue box. Example: A hat

Everything on earth disappears except you, tigers, and a light bulb that magically works without electricity. How would you react? How would you survive? Example: I’d open a nighttime tiger exhibit

Using the letters from the phrase EARTH WORM, spell as many words as you can. Responses with five or fewer letters receive 2 points, and responses with six or more letter receive 4 points.

Answer this questions in as many ways as possible: “What is behind the door, and why is it there?” Example: A game show host, because the models got fired

Name different and unusual ways you could use a doughnut. Example: Put it on your finger and eat around the edge

If you were an inventor, what would you like to invent? Example: A foolproof decision-maker

Name as many things as you can that save things and what they save. Example: OMERs and their coaches save recycled materials

Name things your cat might drag home. Example: The neighbor’s chihuahua

Name things you see while driving or riding in a car. Examples: House, trees, road signs, dead deer, bad drivers