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The 2024 GCHQ Christmas Puzzle

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
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The full GCHQ challenge featuring seven challenges of various sorts

It appears they do this every year.

I don't have the answers but perhaps the collective CL brain can work it out.

No cheating by scanning the QR code and then posting the answers.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    edited December 2024
    So 1.  is Buck King Ham Pal Ace  so Buckingham Palace
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Second one I make Blackpool Tower.


  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    North Lower Neil said:
    Second one I make Blackpool Tower.


    Two down, five to go
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,385
    3 is UN,IV,ER,SI,TY  OF  CAM,BRI,DGE
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    No.3 starts

    UNE or Un then IV

    So Universe of ?????
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    CatAddick said:
    3 is UN,IV,ER,SI,TY  OF  CAM,BRI,DGE
    Top work,

    Can you show us "thickos" your working : - )
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    No. 5 is, I think Giants Causeway   GI - ANTS - CAUSE - WAY
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Five is Giants Causeway
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,385
    Henry Irving said:
    CatAddick said:
    3 is UN,IV,ER,SI,TY  OF  CAM,BRI,DGE
    Top work,

    Can you show us "thickos" your working : - )
    Un from the French, IV Roman Numerals
    ty from QWERTY (keyboard)
    of from Joan of Arc
    bri from Great Britain
    dge from knowledge

    I guessed the rest.....
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    CatAddick said:
    Henry Irving said:
    CatAddick said:
    3 is UN,IV,ER,SI,TY  OF  CAM,BRI,DGE
    Top work,

    Can you show us "thickos" your working : - )
    Un from the French, IV Roman Numerals
    ty from QWERTY (keyboard)
    of from Joan of Arc
    bri from Great Britain
    dge from knowledge

    I guessed the rest.....
    Thanks, I can see it now.
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  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,385
    4 is Edinburgh Castle
  • Swerve
    Swerve Posts: 1,238
    7 is Principality Stadium
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Think I need to go and support Millwall, feel a bit of a thicko trying to work any of this out
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,790
    Well, it is GCHQ so what would you expect.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Rob said:
    Well, it is GCHQ so what would you expect.
    The quiz is aimed at kids...
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    My head hurts!
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,447
    Henry Irving said:
    The full GCHQ challenge featuring seven challenges of various sorts

    It appears they do this every year.

    I don't have the answers but perhaps the collective CL brain can work it out.

    No cheating by scanning the QR code and then posting the answers.
    It is aimed at 11 to 18 years olds - so I would hope so!
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    I got the first five but no idea on the last two.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    some very cryptic minded citizens on here
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    7 :  

    PERHAPS READING IT NOT CIPHERED IS PRIMRILY A LEADING INDICATION TO YOU SOLVING THIS ADMITTEDLY DEVIOUS INITIALLY UNREADABLE MESSAGE
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    MrOneLung said:
    7 :  

    PERHAPS READING IT NOT CIPHERED IS PRIMRILY A LEADING INDICATION TO YOU SOLVING THIS ADMITTEDLY DEVIOUS INITIALLY UNREADABLE MESSAGE

    PRINCIPALITY STADIUM
  • Gillis
    Gillis Posts: 998
    CatAddick said:
    Henry Irving said:
    CatAddick said:
    3 is UN,IV,ER,SI,TY  OF  CAM,BRI,DGE
    Top work,

    Can you show us "thickos" your working : - )
    Un from the French, IV Roman Numerals
    ty from QWERTY (keyboard)
    of from Joan of Arc
    bri from Great Britain
    dge from knowledge

    I guessed the rest.....

    CAM from Old MacDonald backwards.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    6 is Stonehenge.
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,568
    Enjoyed that. Worked out all the places but had to work out that the missing letters from OD, _ _, IM was ER by figuring out the missing letters from the answer.

    Why is it ER? 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    edited December 2024
    moutuakilla said:
    Enjoyed that. Worked out all the places but had to work out that the missing letters from OD, _ _, IM was ER by figuring out the missing letters from the answer.

    Why is it ER? 
    Same - stuck on 6, and no idea on ER, thought it was going to be D, E, and the middle one was flipped but the R as it would be P not M, if that makes sense?

  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    moutuakilla said:
    Enjoyed that. Worked out all the places but had to work out that the missing letters from OD, _ _, IM was ER by figuring out the missing letters from the answer.

    Why is it ER? 
    Re backwards. Musical scale.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    North Lower Neil said:
    Second one I make Blackpool Tower.


    I don’t know why, but it bothers me that your colour coded marks don’t match the colours of the clues!
    🤓
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    lordromford said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Second one I make Blackpool Tower.


    I don’t know why, but it bothers me that your colour coded marks don’t match the colours of the clues!
    🤓
    Me too, I redid it afterwards 😆 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,085
    4 I got which is an anagram for Edinburgh Castle

                                   Ghee      Lord      Kick it out   Basson
    Denim                        E         D           I          N
    Grub                    G         R            U          B     
    Cha cha cha              H                     C          A   
    Style                     E         L           T          S  

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