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1 trivia quiz  Names of the Communist Secret Services coolicon
This is my 1st quiz. Enjoy (I hope!). All the questions ask you to find the name of a countries secret service or state police from the communist era.
Tough 10Q
456 plays
Jul 02 07
JASR
2 trivia quiz  Enigma and Bletchley Park Codebreakers coolicon
During WWII the Germans used a machine named Enigma to encode their radio messages in millions of different ways (and the key changed with each message). The British assembled a code-breaking unit at Bletchley Park to try to decipher these messages.
Average 10Q
1653 plays
Oct 21 01
root17 gold
3 trivia quiz  Introduction to Cryptography and its History icon
In some sense cryptography can be viewed as a battle. New technology allows new codes to be made, but also allows new methods of breaking codes. This quiz traces some of the history of these codes, from Caesar to today's modern algorithms.
Tough 10Q
603 plays
Jun 17 02
kevinatilusa
4 trivia quiz  U.S. Secret Service Code Names icon
You will be given a Secret Service code name; select the President, First Lady, or member of the Presidential family that is connected to that name.
Difficult 10Q
315 plays
Aug 04 07
Arachnomancer
5 trivia quiz  WW II, Spying 123 icon
Some random WWII spy questions.
Average 10Q
1461 plays
Jun 03 01
patrick1971
6 trivia quiz  Alphabet Soup icon
Think you know your intelligence acronyms? Find out here.
Very Difficult 10Q
942 plays
Jul 16 03
Stillman
7 trivia quiz  Spies And Spy Agencies
A little quiz about the espionage industry in the 20th Century.
Difficult 10Q
1371 plays
Mar 06 01
sportcon
8 trivia quiz  WW2 Code Names
Codes for individuals, units, operations, etc.
Tough 10Q
1473 plays
May 26 01
cliffster69
9 trivia quiz  Operation WWII icon
During WWII an operation was a military or naval action, campaign or mission. The questions are multiple choice. For WWII buffs, enjoy.
Difficult 10Q
1104 plays
Dec 14 01
finlady
10 trivia quiz  Can You Crack the Code? icon
In World War II, there were Navajo Code Talkers who were instrumental in the war. Test your knowledge about these heroes in this ten question quiz.
Very Difficult 10Q
660 plays
Sep 14 04
pennie1478
11 trivia quiz  Soviet Spies icon
15 multiple choice questions on espionage during the Soviet era.
Tough 15Q
594 plays
Jul 16 03
ironikinit
12 trivia quiz  Decoding Military Operations icon
In war operations, movements, meetings are always encoded. Fancy your chances at some decoding? Good luck and as ever enjoy.
Difficult 10Q
522 plays
Aug 12 05
fiachra
13 trivia quiz  Espionage
This quiz tests your SpyQ, most of the questions are about intelligence agencies, a few are about spies.
Difficult 10Q
1011 plays
Mar 26 01
riddhi
14 trivia quiz  Codebreaking in WWII icon
I watched a PBS special on codebreaking in WWII and found it so interesting, I had to make a quiz!
Tough 5Q
1137 plays
Sep 05 01
ladymacb29 editor
15 trivia quiz  The British Intelligence Services icon
A ten question quiz on the British secret and intelligence services.
Difficult 10Q
405 plays
May 23 05
tlowen00r

Some sample questions from this category:

* Downed U-2 pilot Frances Gary Powers was traded for what Soviet spy in 1962?
* What British intelligence agency is the counterpart of the CIA?
* While not actually a spy, what CIA case officer left the agency, moved to Cuba, and wrote, 'Inside The Company?'
* What are the initials of the French foreign intelligence service?
* Who was the British subject, turned Soviet spy, who recruited Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, and Donald Maclean?
* The KGB dissolved in late 1991, along with the USSR. What agency took over foreign intelligence operations from the KGB's First Chief Directorate?
* What 20th Century female Soviet spy, lead spy rings in China, Switzerland, and England?
* The Mossad is the name of the spy agency for what country?
* During World War II, this female OSS agent was relentlessly hunted by the Nazis. She escaped from France in 1941, then returned in 1943. She was known as the 'woman with a limp' because she had a wooden leg.
* Who was alleged Soviet agent Alger Hiss' accusor?
* What was the name of the Shah of Iran's (Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Last Shah of Iran) intelligence agency?
* Which of the following is the official name for the Chinese secret service?
* The Secret Intelligence Service of Britain is commonly referred to as?
* Which of the following was not a member of the infamous British spy quartet dubbed 'The Cambridge Spies'?
* Which is the 'newest' or the youngest American intelligence agency?
* Mata Hari, the legendary spy of WW I ,spied for:
* Who was the Greek spy dressed as a deserter, who convinced the Trojans(During the fall of Troy) that the wooden horse was an offering to Athena to replace the Palladium?
* Name the German intelligence agency responsible for overseas intelligence and counter intelligence during WW II:
* Name Saddam Hussein's (Iraqi) intelligence agency responsible for foreign intelligence?
* What did Rommel call the Devil's Garden ?

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