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Catch the Soviet Mole Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the most infamous moles as listed by the International Spy Museum.

A multiple-choice quiz by trident. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
trident

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,957

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
575

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. John Walker sold over one million classified documents to the Soviets. What type of documents did he sell? Hint

Documents on naval movements and positions.

Documents on the number of nuclear missiles the U.S. had.

Documents of weapon prototypes.

Documents on double agents in Russia.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Robert Hanssen sold security secrets to the Russians and endangered the lives of many CIA agents. What U.S. government agency did Hanssen work for? Hint

CIA

DOHS (department of homeland security)

NSA (national security agency)

FBI

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Question 3 of 10

3. Christopher Boyce sold U.S. satellite secrets to the Russians with the help of another mole, and his childhood friend. Who was his accomplice in crime? Hint

John Walker

Andrew Daulton Lee

Joseph Olov

Eric Seville

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Question 4 of 10

4. Larry Wu-Tai Chin didn't sell secrets to the Soviets, but to the Chinese, another Communist power at that time. What was Chin's occupation as he sold the information? Hint

He was a janitor at the Chinese embassy in the U.S.

He worked in Los Alamos.

He worked for the CIA.

He was deputy secretary of state.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Aldrich Ames is perhaps one of the most infamous spies ever. He sold secrets to the KGB. How much did he make selling these secrets? Hint

$175,000

$2.7 million

$1.4 Million

$55,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jonathan Jay Pollard was another mole in America. He didn't sell secrets to the Russians. Who did he sell them to? Hint

Turkey

China

Israel

France

7. Kurt Alan Stand and his wife, Theresa Maria Squillacote spied for East Germany (which sent the information to the Russians). What college became famous because they attended it while doing their business? Hint

William and Mary

University of Wisconsin

Northwestern

Syracuse

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Cambridge Five were a group of spies who worked for the KGB. Which of the following is not a Cambridge Five Member? Hint

Donald Maclean

Guy Burgess

Gary Wester

Anthony Blunt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kim Philby was also a member of the Cambridge Five. He had a special talent that considerably helped the Russians. What was his talent? Hint

He had access to almost every major secret document of the British.

He could tell when information was true or when it was false information fed to the Russians.

He could recruit agents to give information to the Russians in just minutes.

He was considered loyal to the British cause, so was above any suspicion put upon him.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last member of the Cambridge Five wasn't identified until much later than the other four. Who was this spy? Hint

Edwin Logh

John Cairncross

Jeremy Higgins

Quentin Anders

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. John Walker sold over one million classified documents to the Soviets. What type of documents did he sell?

Answer: Documents on naval movements and positions.

How he was caught: His ex-wife turned him in in 1985.

2. Robert Hanssen sold security secrets to the Russians and endangered the lives of many CIA agents. What U.S. government agency did Hanssen work for?

Answer: FBI

How he was caught: After being suspected of faulty allegiance, Hanssen was caught dropping off a package that was meant for the Russians.

3. Christopher Boyce sold U.S. satellite secrets to the Russians with the help of another mole, and his childhood friend. Who was his accomplice in crime?

Answer: Andrew Daulton Lee

How he was caught: Lee was caught throwing an item into the Russian embassy gates. He was interrogated, and eventually gave the name of Christopher Boyce, a CIA agent.

4. Larry Wu-Tai Chin didn't sell secrets to the Soviets, but to the Chinese, another Communist power at that time. What was Chin's occupation as he sold the information?

Answer: He worked for the CIA.

How he was caught: By a CIA infiltration of the Ministry of State Security (a Chinese agency).

5. Aldrich Ames is perhaps one of the most infamous spies ever. He sold secrets to the KGB. How much did he make selling these secrets?

Answer: $2.7 million

How he was caught: Being a counterintelligence agent, he was supposed to catch other moles. An agent noticed the days of his bank deposits matched the days he met with a foreign contact. He was caught outside his home while he was about to leave the country.

6. Jonathan Jay Pollard was another mole in America. He didn't sell secrets to the Russians. Who did he sell them to?

Answer: Israel

How he was caught: A co-worker reported he was taking documents.

Answer: University of Wisconsin

How they were caught: Squillacote got them busted while she tried to get a job from a South African Communist government official.

8. The Cambridge Five were a group of spies who worked for the KGB. Which of the following is not a Cambridge Five Member?

Answer: Gary Wester

How they were caught: They were discovered but never caught!

9. Kim Philby was also a member of the Cambridge Five. He had a special talent that considerably helped the Russians. What was his talent?

Answer: He could tell when information was true or when it was false information fed to the Russians.

How he was caught: He fled to Russia and was never caught.

10. The last member of the Cambridge Five wasn't identified until much later than the other four. Who was this spy?

Answer: John Cairncross

How he was caught: He was caught and he confessed. But the government decided not to prosecute and even gave him a job in Rome.

Source: Author trident

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