GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022: What is this year's GCHQ Christmas Card Challenge, and how to play?
On its Christmas card, the Signals Intelligence Agency put out a challenge in form of puzzles. The GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022 features seven fiendish puzzles. Those who crack it all will uncover a hidden festive message.
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For Christmas, The UK spy agency GCHQ put out seven "fiendish puzzles" for middle and high school students who are interested in science, technology, and engineering. GCHQ Christmas Card Challenge puzzles are meant to get kids interested in intelligence work and similar careers.
GCHQ Christmas Card Challenge has been sent to schools in order to assess students' problem-solving abilities, as well as their understanding of major topics and their ability to operate as a team. Those who solve all of the puzzles will discover a hidden holiday message.
What is GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022?
Six of the seven riddles include single-word solutions that must be combined into three words to produce a location address using the popular what 3 words mobile phone app. The Christmas tree on the front of the card serves as a guide for arranging the phrases.
Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas in UK
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Close to 100,000 workers at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will participate in the strike on 15th and 20th December.
Close to 100,000 workers at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will participate in the strike on 15th and 20th December.
The RMT and 14 train operating companies will stage a series of 48-hour walk-outs on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December and on 3, 4, 6 and 7 January 2023, impacting Christmas and the New Year.
The RMT and 14 train operating companies will stage a series of 48-hour walk-outs on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December and on 3, 4, 6 and 7 January 2023, impacting Christmas and the New Year.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members would walk out on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members would walk out on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December.
Unison and GMB has announced that thousands of 999 call handlers, ambulance technicians, paramedics and their colleagues working for ambulance services in the North East, North West, London, Yorkshire and the South West are set to strike on 21 December.
Unison and GMB has announced that thousands of 999 call handlers, ambulance technicians, paramedics and their colleagues working for ambulance services in the North East, North West, London, Yorkshir..
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Disruption is expected to flights from Heathrow caused by a 72-hour strike by ground handlers, from 16 to 18 December.
Disruption is expected to flights from Heathrow caused by a 72-hour strike by ground handlers, from 16 to 18 December.
Members of the RMT union working at London St Pancras as security staff for Eurostar will walk out on four days in a dispute over pay on 16, 18, 22 and 23 December.
Members of the RMT union working at London St Pancras as security staff for Eurostar will walk out on four days in a dispute over pay on 16, 18, 22 and 23 December.
Staff at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are striking across varying parts of the UK on 24 days between 13 December and 10 January.
Staff at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are striking across varying parts of the UK on 24 days between 13 December and 10 January.
Abellio staff will strike on 8, 9, 15 and 16 December and Metroline staff will do so on 9, 10, 16 and 17 December, impacting customers largely in west, northwest and north London.
Abellio staff will strike on 8, 9, 15 and 16 December and Metroline staff will do so on 9, 10, 16 and 17 December, impacting customers largely in west, northwest and north London.
Firefighters are due to vote on strikes after rejecting a 5 per cent pay offer that union members say is a real-terms pay cut.
Firefighters are due to vote on strikes after rejecting a 5 per cent pay offer that union members say is a real-terms pay cut.
The puzzle appears on GCHQ's official Christmas card, which was delivered by the agency's chief, Sir Jeremy Fleming, to emphasize the importance of cooperation and a diverse set of talents in solving complicated challenges. Schools that want to participate in the riddles can access a resource bundle on the GCHQ website. More puzzles geared at children may be found at GCHQ and in Puffin's Puzzles for Spies, published earlier this year.
However, the solution has not yet been revealed in order to preserve the suspense. Throughout the day, hints will be released on the official GCHQ social media platforms, and users are also encouraged to participate at home.
FAQs:
Is the GCHQ the same as the MI6? The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), together with MI5 and the Secret Intelligence Service, is one of the three UK Intelligence and Security Agencies (MI6).
What exactly does the GCHQ do? To make society safe and effective in the internet era, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) provides intelligence, safeguards information, and informs relevant UK policy.
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