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GCHQ Puzzle Solution 3

Rainbow nations If RED+RED+BLUE=YELLOW in Australia and GREEN+GREEN+PURPLE=RED in Canada, what does PURPLE+PURPLE+ORANGE equal in the UK? ANSWER: RED. The colours represent the denominations of bank notes: This one doesn’t give you much to go on and requires a little bit more lateral thinking. And tea. Maybe a lot of tea. Once you have solved it, post your time on the Forum.

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GCHQ Puzzle Challenge 3 – Harry’s Hint

If RED+RED+BLUE=YELLOW in Australia and GREEN+GREEN+PURPLE=RED in Canada, what does PURPLE+PURPLE+ORANGE equal in the UK?   Harry’s hint this week is actually from Madness who posted it in the Comms Centre:  In Monopoly GREEN + GREEN + YELLOW = BLUE Rainbow nations This one doesn’t give you much to go on and requires a little bit more lateral thinking. And tea. Maybe a lot of tea. Once you have solved it, post your time on the Forum.

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GCHQ Puzzle Challenge 3

If RED+RED+BLUE=YELLOW in Australia and GREEN+GREEN+PURPLE=RED in Canada, what does PURPLE+PURPLE+ORANGE equal in the UK? Rainbow nations This one doesn’t give you much to go on and requires a little bit more lateral thinking. And tea. Maybe a lot of tea. Once you have solved it, post your time on the Forum.

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GCHQ Puzzle Solution 2

Books with twist endings a. A schoolboy and his two friends thwart a plan to steal some deep musings on the meaning of existence. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Notes (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K Rowling) b. As one world ends and another begins, conflict arises over the sole remaining iPad. The Last Tablet (The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis) c. A group of boys stranded on an island fight over the right to organise their paperwork. Lord of … Read on

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