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Quiz. Bond quiz.

The Aston Martin DB5 used in "Casino Royale." Courtesy photo

 
By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer
Published: 11/14/2008  2:11 AM
Last Modified: 11/14/2008  2:34 AM

Do you think you know all there is to know from five decades of Ian Fleming's superspy? Test your knowledge of James Bond films with these 0020 questions. Look for more questions and the answers on page D4.

1. We love those Bond babes, and part of the fun are those naughty names. Which of the following is not the name of a Bond girl?

a. Holly Goodhead
b. Pussy Galore
c. Caressa Lustworth
d. Kissy Suzuki
e. Xenia Onatopp

2. The first James Bond film was "Dr. No." What year was it released?

3. Goldfinger just might goldplate someone he didn't like. Jaws had his metal mouth. Match the following Bond villains with their weapon of choice:

a. Oddjob aa. a scorpion down the shirt
b. Rosa Klebb bb. piranhas
c. Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint cc. flying hat
d. Ernst Stavro Blofeld dd. shoes with knives

4. Which film portrayer of James Bond said he would never play 007 again, only to break his word several years later?

5. Goldfinger has Bond right where he wants him, strapped down flat on his back with a laser beam inching closer to a particularly delicate area of the body. A sweating Bond quips to his captor, "Do you expect me to talk?" What is Goldfinger's classic comeback?

6. Name the Oscar-winning actress who portrayed a Bond girl 15 years before winning an Academy Award.

007. Name the Oscar-winning actress who portrayed a Bond girl after taking home a gold
statuette.


8. Which Bond film, starring Sean Connery, featured a volcano hideaway that inspired Dr. Evil's "underground lair" in the "Austin Powers" spy spoofs?

9. Which Bond film, starring Roger Moore, featured a little person playing a villain, a la Mini Me, in the "Austin Powers" films?

10. Only one James Bond theme song went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Which one?

a. "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon ("The Spy Who Loved Me")
b. " A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran ("A View to a Kill")
c. "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings ("Live and Let Die")
d. "Thunderball" by Tom Jones ("Thunderball")

11. True or false: "Another Way to Die," the theme song to the new "Quantum of Solace" and performed by Alicia Keys and Jack White, is the first duet to be a Bond theme song.

12. One of the James Bond portrayers is also an Academy Award winner. Who is he, and for what film was he honored?

13. "Casino Royale" was a giant hit in 2006, making $167 million in domestic box office and $594 million worldwide, the biggest numbers in the series. But which film sold the most tickets?

a. "Goldfinger"
b. "Thunderball"
c. "The Spy Who Loved Me"
d. "Goldeneye"

14. Who is George Lazenby?

15. Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the villain in several early Bond pictures. He is known for having what kind of pet, and what color?

16. True or false: Both Sean Connery and Roger Moore portrayed Bond on seven occasions.

17. Love never lasts long in Bond's world. Did the spy ever get married?

18. What is the make of the British luxury sports car that Bond drives, perhaps the most iconic automobile in the history of movies?

19. Which of the following did not play a Bond villain: Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Walken or Jonathan Pryce?

20. What four words conclude the end credits of 007's films?


ANSWERS



1. c

2. 1962

3. a-cc, b-dd, c-aa, d-bb

4. Sean Connery

5. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

6. Kim Basinger in "Never Say Never Again" (best supporting actress for "L.A. Confidential")

7. Halle Berry in "Die Another Day" (best actress in "Monster's Ball")

8. "You Only Live Twice"

9. "The Man With the Golden Gun"

10. b

11. True

12. Sean Connery, best supporting actor for "The Untouchables"

13. b. "Thunderball" was a 1965 smash comparable to "The Dark Knight" this past summer.

14. He played James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," his only appearance as 007.

15. A white Persian cat

16. True

17. Yes, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." His bride dies on their honeymoon.

18. Aston Martin

19. Jeremy Irons

20. James Bond will return

By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

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