Who are the two narrators in The Bletchley Riddle?
Eleanor and Arthur
Margaret and Eleanor
Jakob and Margaret
Jakob and Lizzie
What special skill does Jakob have?
Athletic ability
Artistic talent
Exceptional memory and logic skills
Mechanical engineering skills
How are Jakob and Lizzie related to Willa?
Willa is their mother
Willa is their older sister
Willa is their aunt
Willa is their cousin
What was Lizzie told about the disappearance of her mother?
She was killed in a bomb blast in Poland
She was sent to Auschwitz
She died at Treblinka
She was in Berlin working for the Nazi Party
What is the primary historical backdrop for The Bletchley Riddle?
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
Post-war reconstruction
At the beginning of the novel, who is accompanying Lizzie from Liverpool to Cleveland?
Mr. Fleetwood
Willa
Jakob
Mr. Berrycloth
What relative of Lizzie’s lives in Cleveland?
Her grandmother
Her uncle
Her father
Her mother
Where did Lizzy go after ditching the ship headed for America?
To their flat in Mayfair
The Foreign Office
To Bletchley
To her school
Where does Jakob take Lizzie after picking her up at the Foreign Office?
To their flat in Mayfair
To Bletchley
To her school
To their local church
What did Lizzie find under the floorboards in her mother’s bedroom closet?
A jewelry box
A tin can full of cash
A diary
A gun
After leaving their flat in Mayfair, where did Jakob take Lizzie?
To their sister’s house
To the local nunnery
To their father’s house
Bletchley
Bletchley Park is best known for its role in which of the following?
Advanced aircraft design
Codebreaking and cryptanalysis
Chemical weapons research
Diplomatic negotiations
By what other name was Bletchley Park known?
Station Eleven
Camp X
Unit 29155
Station X
What was Lizzie given to sign upon her arrival at Bletchley?
The Top Secret Act
The National Security Act
The United Kingdom Spy Act
The Official Secrets Act
Which of the following was a huge challenge when breaking enemy codes?
Limited access to paper
Poor lighting conditions
Constantly changing cipher settings
Noisy equipment
The Enigma machine worked primarily by using which of the following?
Rotors
Punch cards
Vacuum tubes
Magnetic tape
Which country’s messages are primarily being decoded?
Italy
Japan
Germany
France
What is the name of the twelve-year-old boy whose father is in charge of maintenance at Bletchley?
Nigel
Willam
Arthur
Alan
What Cambridge mathematician does Jakob describe as a genius?
Captain Rhodes
Alan Turing
William James Jarvis
Mr. Fleetwood
What did Alan Turing always wear while riding about on his bicycle?
A gas mask
A helmet
Knee pads
Elbow pads
What was the name of the device used by the German military command to encode strategic messages before and during World War II?
Typex
Iron Key
Sphinx
Enigma
At what time do operators change the settings on their Enigma machines?
10 pm
Noon
10 am
Midnight
What position was Lizzie given at Bletchley?
Custodian
Messenger
Laundress
Kitchen maid
What did Willa leave in Jakob’s room before leaving for Poland?
An empty suitcase
A newspaper clipping with recipes and tips for homemakers
A package of letters
A postcard
What coded message did Willa leave for Jacob in a homemaker advice column?
I am proud of you
Meet met at the airport in Poland
Your father would be proud of you
Today I leave for America
What is Alan Turing burying on the grounds at Bletchley Park?
Silver ingots
Gold coins
A case of guns
An Enigma machine
Where had Colin seen Willa?
Bletchley
The Foreign Office
A local hotel
The Shoulder of Mutton Inn & Pub
What message was in the second Mrs. Bardell column left for Jakob at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn & Pub?
Bring What You Took
I Love You to the Moon and Back
May the odds be ever in your favor!
Don't let the muggles get you down
What number was written on the back of the envelope containing the “Bring What You Took” Message?
23
33
43
53
Of what significance was the number 53?
It was a post office box where Willa left letters for Jakob and Lizzie
It was a safety deposit box where Willa eft money for Jakob and Lizzie
It was a street location for the Swiss Hotel in London
It was a safe house where Willa was hiding
According to the Colonel, who met with Lizzie and Jacob at the Swiss Hotel, what organization did Willa work for?
KGB, the main security agency of the Soviet Union
MI6, Secret Intelligence
The Internal Security Agency, Poland's domestic counterintelligence and security agency
CIA, a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States
How, at the hotel, does Wila make an appearance without being recognized by the Colonel?
She appears as staff serving tea
She appears as the elevator operator
She appears as a concierge
She appears as a hotel porter
What happens as Lizzie and Jakob leave the Swiss Hotel in London?
The Germans surrender
Lizzie is struck by a car crossing the sidewalk
Jakob and Lizzie meet Alan Turing, who is also exiting the hotel
The Germans begin dropping bombs
How did the work at Bletchley Park affect World War II?
It had no real impact
It helped shorten the war
It delayed major battles
It only helped after the war ended