British spy agency GCHQ releases Christmas quizzes for kids

Every year, intelligence, cyber, and security agencies issue a card containing festival-related information to national security colleagues and partners around the world.

But this year’s cards are filled with “challenging puzzles” aimed at children between the ages of 11 and 18, the agency said in a statement.

The agency’s director, Jeremy Fleming, Jeremy Fleming, “From Enigma to today’s encryption, GCHQ’s history is rife with talented people who have faced the country’s most complex challenges,” said in a statement. dad.

“That’s why this year’s Christmas quiz is geared towards young people. I want to encourage STEM skills, think differently, and help nurture the next generation of talent.

“I want to show young people that thinking differently is a gift, and that only with the combination of their minds, they can solve seemingly impossible problems, like we do at GCHQ.” he added.

The answers to the Christmas quiz will also be posted on Instagram and the GCHQ website, the agency said.

The agency, now based in the town of Cheltenham, is perhaps best known for its activities during the Second World War, when it moved to Bletchley Park, 50 miles northwest of London.

There, code breakers include Alan Turing The famous decoded encrypted German messages were sent using the Enigma cipher machine.

CNN’s Jack Guy contributed reporting.