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100
This European country is currently experiencing massive anti-government protests and Russia is providing 'peacekeeping' troops in support of the government
What is Kazakhstan?
100
The first widely used method to send messages with electricity.
What is Morse Code?
100
This agency was created in 2004 to reform the IC in wake of the 9/11 intelligence failures.
What is ODNI.
100
Bond's Drink of Choice
Vodka Martini, Shaken not Stirred (Vesper Martini)
100
The name of the American intelligence agency that traditionally writes the Presidential Daily Brief with input from other agencies and IC elements
What is the CIA?
200
What major US city's teacher union boycotted reopening in-person classes due to omicron? (they later came to an agreement and reopened schools for January)
Chicago
200
The name of a code where all letters are shifted by a set amount.
What is a Caesar cipher?
200
The act that created the CIA.
What is the National Security Act of 1947.
200
This CIA officer created by author Tom Clancy has been played by a number of actors and is the protagonist of movies such as "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Hunt for Red October"
Jack Ryan
200
The British Secret Intelligence Service.
What is MI6?
300
Name at least two of the topics of discussion from the Russia-US talks in Geneva.
Missile deployments
Limiting war games
Threat to Ukrainian sovereignty
NATO expansion
300
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What is Hello?
300
Name nine of the Intelligence agencies that comprise the IC.
What are the CIA, ODNI, DIA, NSA, NGA, NRO, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, FBI, DOS Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of the Treasury’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Drug Enforcement Agency’s Office of National Security Intelligence, Department of Energy’s Office of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence, Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence.
300
James Bond's CIA counterpart
Felix Leiter
300
The Soviet (Russian) Spy Agency that disbanded in 1991.
What is the KGB?
400
This Tuesday North Korea conducted a missile test. According to the regime, this was the third ________ missile tested in North Korea.
Hypersonic
400
A symbolic cipher that can easily be drawn by hand
What is a Pigpen Cipher?
400
What was the nation's first intelligence service, under then-General George Washington, called?
What is Committee of Secret Correspondence?
400
Which of the following is not the title of a Bond film:
Good Day to Die
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day
Live and Let Die
No Time to Die
Good Day to Die
400
This is the only person who can authorize a covert action in the United States
Who is the President?
500
Following a drone strike, the US has reaffirmed support for French counter-terror operations in this country in Africa. (Hint: France has a long history with this country)
Mali
500
Uif bmtxfs jt Tvnnfs (Hint: It's a small shift)
What is Summer?
500
The name of the current Director of National Intelligence and the year the assumed office.
What is Avril Haines, 2021.
500
The name of the secret CIA program to which Jason Bourne belonged. (also the subject and title of a 2019 TV series)
Treadstone
500
The CIA headquarters building is located here.
What is Langley, VA