The CIA and other spy agencies are challenging budding operatives to solve puzzles, crack codes, and discover clues like a real intelligence officer. That doesn’t mean they’re easy to solve, however. Try them yourself and stay humble!
Some tests, like the Halloween 2022 puzzle are themed to put your visual senses into action. You’ll find some differences to be a breeze. Others will be far more difficult - and the tests are timed just to ratchet up the tension a notch so don’t delay.
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The CIA and other spy agencies are challenging budding operatives to solve puzzles, crack codes, and discover clues like a real intelligence officer. That doesn’t mean they’re easy to solve, however. Try them yourself and stay humble!
Some tests, like the Halloween 2022 puzzle are themed to put your visual senses into action. You’ll find some differences to be a breeze. Others will be far more difficult - and the tests are timed just to ratchet up the tension a notch so don’t delay.
The CIA isn’t the only international Agency talent-spotting young spies. The cyberspies at Britain’s GCHQ are challenging children to solve their new coloring-in puzzle book, hoping to entice a new generation of secret operatives and code breakers.
GCHQ’s Puzzles for Spies is aimed at the next generation of cyber operatives
GCHQ’s brain twisters test children on code-breaking skills as well as their ability for languages, engineering, analysis, math, coding, and cybersecurity.
Australia’s spies released a 75th anniversary coin puzzle
Australia’s SIGINT Spy Challenge
Australia’s young spies were also challenged to solve a coin challenge in honor of the Signals Directorate’s 75th anniversary in 2022. A 14-year-old solved the challenge in one hour. "So we're hoping to meet him soon," Rachel Noble, ASD Director-General, told Australian television.
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