GCHQ Releases 2024 Christmas Puzzle to Challenge Public Problem-Solving Skills

The UK intelligence agency's annual festive challenge features seven puzzles aimed at encouraging teamwork and lateral thinking among young people and the wider public.

The 2024 GCHQ Christmas Challenge consists of seven puzzles that lead participants to decode the names of UK landmarks.
This year’s puzzle encourages teamwork and lateral thinking, with a focus on problem-solving skills like codebreaking, mathematics, and analysis.
The challenge is aimed at 11 to 18-year-olds but is open to everyone, with the puzzles designed to be solved collaboratively.
The final solution combines the landmarks and a hidden message to reveal the phrase 'Protecting the United Kingdom.'
GCHQ has included additional hidden elements in the challenge for those seeking an extra test, emphasizing the importance of diverse skills and perspectives.