SPY GADGETS THAT ROCKED THE WORLD Throughout history, International intelligence agencies have been engaged in a battle of technology and ingenuity. If you can outwit the enemy, you win. To check out YOUR Spy-Q (like IQ – gettit?) we’ve interrogated secret agents from around the world and come up with ten techno-espionage questions. GOOD LUCK! >>>
	01 What was the name of the machine that the Germans used in World War II to encrypt their radio messages? Sphinx Enigma Mirage Mystery 02 Which of the following animals has been used for centuries by spies to send messages? Hippo Giraffe Hare Carrier pigeon 03 In 1945 the Soviet Union gave the U.S. Embassy in Moscow a large wooden reproduction of the Great Seal of the United States. It hung over the ambassador's desk for seven years before what was discovered? A listening device A pinhole camera A radiation detector A small homing device 04 In 1978 the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed in London by which KGB designed weapon? A keychain gun A poison-pellet umbrella A Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife A poison-squirting button hole flower 05 The fastest and highest flying 'air-breathing' plane is a spy plane built for the CIA to gather intelligence. Which bird was the plane named after? Dodo Blue Tit Blackbird Emu 06 Which of the following James Bond gadgets is still just science fiction? Miniature ring camera Blue X-ray glasses Cigarette lighter communicator Pager 07 The Americans placed a listening device outside a Soviet military base disguised as what? A woodpecker A tree stump A large mushroom A telephone box 08 Secret intelligence can be concealed by shrinking the information into a microdot. When was this cunning idea first tried out? 1593 1852 1917 1994 09 Which of the following gadgets was actually employed by KGB operatives during the Cold War? Explosive milk bottle Weaponry detecting rake Lipstick pistol Ski pole gun 10 Many spies encode their messages so their enemies can't understand them. What is 'Science Year' written in Morse code? o— — — o— —o—o —o— o— o—ooo ooo —o—o o—o — — — o— ooo o— o—ooo — — — — — —o ooo o— — — oo— — — o— —o o— oo o—o o— —o — — — o—o — ooo o o— — ooo —o—o oo o —o —o—o o —o— — o o— o—o Back to Quizzes & Competitions