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Yank: Reporting the Greatest Generation (Signed)

January, 2005 Quick Quiz: Codes and Code Breaking

1) What was the name of the German code machines during WW II?
A	Riddle
B	Puzzle
C	Enigma
D	Conundrum

2) What did British Intelligence officers call deciphered German messages?
A	Mega
B	Ultra
C	Super
D	Jumbo

3) What did American intelligence officers call the Japanese diplomatic code?
A	Purple
B	Orange
C	Red
D	White

4) Which major battle in the Pacific was won by the U.S., in part, after code breakers learned of Japanese plans?
A	Pearl Harbor
B	Guadalcanal
C	Iwo jima
D	Midway

5) WW II legend has it that in order to preserve their code-breaking secret, British intelligence allowed the Luftwaffe to shoot down a plane carrying which actor?
A	Leslie Howard
B	Peter Lorre
C	Sydney Greenstreet
D	Claude Raines