Bond, James Bond, and 120 questions. This quiz covers 007, MI6, M, Q, Moneypenny, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, Aston Martins, gadgets, villains, title songs, martinis, Casino Royale, Skyfall, No Time to Die, and six decades of cinematic espionage.
007 Basics & Early Bond
Q: Who created James Bond?
A: Ian Fleming.
Q: What is Bond's code number?
A: 007.
Q: What agency employs Bond?
A: MI6.
Q: What does the double-zero status imply?
A: License to kill.
Q: What is Bond's rank in the Royal Navy?
A: Commander.
Q: What is his boss usually called?
A: M.
Q: What quartermaster supplies gadgets?
A: Q.
Q: Who is M's famous secretary?
A: Miss Moneypenny.
Q: What drink is Bond famously associated with?
A: Vodka martini.
Q: How does he order it?
A: Shaken, not stirred.
Q: What is the first official Eon Bond film?
A: Dr. No.
Q: In what year was Dr. No released?
A: 1962.
Q: Who was the first Eon film Bond?
A: Sean Connery.
Q: Who plays Dr. No?
A: Joseph Wiseman.
Q: Who is Honey Ryder?
A: Ursula Andress's shell-diving heroine.
Q: What second film features SPECTRE?
A: From Russia with Love.
Q: What does SPECTRE stand for?
A: Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.
Q: Who leads SPECTRE?
A: Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Q: What 1964 film made Bond a blockbuster phenomenon?
A: Goldfinger.
Q: Who is its villain?
A: Auric Goldfinger.
Q: What is Goldfinger obsessed with?
A: Gold.
Q: What henchman throws a lethal hat?
A: Oddjob.
Q: What car debuts as a Bond icon?
A: Aston Martin DB5.
Q: What famous threat involves a laser?
A: Goldfinger threatens to cut Bond in half.
Q: What does Bond ask?
A: “Do you expect me to talk?”
Q: What does Goldfinger reply?
A: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!”
Q: What operation does Goldfinger plan?
A: Operation Grand Slam.
Q: What is its target?
A: Fort Knox gold reserve.
Q: Who sings the Goldfinger theme?
A: Shirley Bassey.
Q: Why is Goldfinger foundational?
A: It perfected the gadgets, villain, car, theme-song, and pre-title formula.
Bond Actors, Cars & Villains
Q: Who replaced Connery in On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
A: George Lazenby.
Q: How many Eon Bond films did Lazenby make?
A: One.
Q: Who does Bond marry in that film?
A: Tracy di Vicenzo.
Q: Who plays Tracy?
A: Diana Rigg.
Q: What happens to Tracy?
A: Blofeld's attack kills her.
Q: Who became Bond in Live and Let Die?
A: Roger Moore.
Q: What year did Moore debut?
A: 1973.
Q: Which Bond actor made the most Eon films as lead?
A: Roger Moore, with seven.
Q: What henchman has metal teeth?
A: Jaws.
Q: Who plays Jaws?
A: Richard Kiel.
Q: What film sends Bond to space?
A: Moonraker.
Q: Who succeeded Moore?
A: Timothy Dalton.
Q: What was Dalton's first film?
A: The Living Daylights.
Q: What was his second and final Bond film?
A: Licence to Kill.
Q: Who became Bond in GoldenEye?
A: Pierce Brosnan.
Q: In what year did GoldenEye arrive?
A: 1995.
Q: Who is GoldenEye's former 006?
A: Alec Trevelyan.
Q: Who plays Trevelyan?
A: Sean Bean.
Q: What weapon is GoldenEye?
A: Satellite-based electromagnetic pulse system.
Q: What video game became a classic?
A: GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64.
Q: Who is Brosnan's final villain?
A: Gustav Graves in Die Another Day.
Q: What invisible vehicle appears there?
A: Aston Martin Vanquish.
Q: What car brand is most iconic with Bond?
A: Aston Martin.
Q: What Lotus turns into a submarine?
A: Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Q: What BMW era appears under Brosnan?
A: Z3, 750iL, and Z8 appear across films.
Q: Who is Francisco Scaramanga?
A: Assassin in The Man with the Golden Gun.
Q: Who plays Scaramanga?
A: Christopher Lee.
Q: What makes his gun unusual?
A: It assembles from everyday-looking components and fires golden bullets.
Q: Who is Max Zorin?
A: Christopher Walken's villain in A View to a Kill.
Q: What does a classic Bond villain need?
A: Grand plan, memorable lair, distinctive henchmen, and strong personal style.
Daniel Craig Era
Q: Who became Bond in Casino Royale?
A: Daniel Craig.
Q: In what year was Casino Royale released?
A: 2006.
Q: What does it reboot?
A: Bond's early career and first 00 mission.
Q: Who is Vesper Lynd?
A: Treasury agent and Bond's love interest.
Q: Who plays Vesper?
A: Eva Green.
Q: Who is the villain?
A: Le Chiffre.
Q: Who plays Le Chiffre?
A: Mads Mikkelsen.
Q: What game drives the central showdown?
A: Texas hold'em poker.
Q: What drink does Bond invent?
A: Vesper martini.
Q: What happens to Vesper?
A: She dies in Venice after betrayal/coercion is revealed.
Q: What 2008 film directly follows?
A: Quantum of Solace.
Q: What organization is investigated?
A: Quantum, later connected within broader SPECTRE-era continuity.
Q: What 2012 film celebrates Bond's 50th movie anniversary?
A: Skyfall.
Q: Who directs Skyfall?
A: Sam Mendes.
Q: Who is villain Raoul Silva?
A: Former MI6 agent seeking revenge on M.
Q: Who plays Silva?
A: Javier Bardem.
Q: Who plays M in Craig's first films?
A: Judi Dench.
Q: What happens to M in Skyfall?
A: She dies after attack at Bond's childhood home.
Q: What is Bond's ancestral home called?
A: Skyfall.
Q: Who becomes the new M?
A: Gareth Mallory, played by Ralph Fiennes.
Q: Who becomes Moneypenny?
A: Eve Moneypenny, played by Naomie Harris.
Q: Who plays Q?
A: Ben Whishaw.
Q: What theme song wins an Oscar?
A: Adele's “Skyfall.”
Q: What 2015 film brings Blofeld back?
A: Spectre.
Q: Who plays Blofeld?
A: Christoph Waltz.
Q: What is his personal name in the film?
A: Franz Oberhauser, later identifying as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Q: Who is Madeleine Swann?
A: Psychologist and Bond's later partner.
Q: Who plays Madeleine?
A: Léa Seydoux.
Q: What is Craig's final Bond film?
A: No Time to Die.
Q: What happens to Bond at the end?
A: He sacrifices himself to destroy Safin's weapon facility.
Themes, Music, Production & Hard Bond Trivia
Q: Who composed the iconic James Bond Theme arrangement for Dr. No?
A: Monty Norman wrote it, with John Barry's arrangement central to its famous sound.
Q: Who scored many classic Bond films?
A: John Barry.
Q: Who sang “Diamonds Are Forever”?
A: Shirley Bassey.
Q: Who sang “Live and Let Die”?
A: Paul McCartney and Wings.
Q: Who sang “Nobody Does It Better”?
A: Carly Simon.
Q: Who sang “A View to a Kill”?
A: Duran Duran.
Q: Who sang “GoldenEye”?
A: Tina Turner.
Q: Who sang “The World Is Not Enough”?
A: Garbage.
Q: Who sang “You Know My Name”?
A: Chris Cornell.
Q: Who sang “Writing's on the Wall”?
A: Sam Smith.
Q: Who sang “No Time to Die”?
A: Billie Eilish.
Q: What visual opens most Bond films?
A: Gun-barrel sequence.
Q: What happens in it?
A: Bond turns and fires toward camera.
Q: What sequence usually precedes title song?
A: Pre-title action sequence.
Q: What company produces official series?
A: Eon Productions.
Q: Who are the Broccoli family in Bond history?
A: Producers who have overseen franchise for generations.
Q: What does Q Branch make?
A: Gadgets and specialized vehicles.
Q: What joke does Q often make?
A: Bond should return equipment in one piece.
Q: Does Bond usually comply?
A: No.
Q: What casino game was Fleming's original Casino Royale built around?
A: Baccarat, changed to poker in 2006 film.
Q: What Jamaican estate did Fleming own?
A: Goldeneye.
Q: What did that name later become?
A: Title of Brosnan's first Bond film.
Q: What is Bond's favorite fictionalized profession cover?
A: He frequently poses as businessman or uses aliases, though he is oddly famous for saying his real name.
Q: What is his signature introduction?
A: “Bond. James Bond.”
Q: Why is James Bond especially deep trivia material?
A: Novels, six main actors, gadgets, cars, villains, songs, fashion, locations, stunts, and changing geopolitics create extraordinary range.
Q: What does every Bond era reinterpret?
A: What a glamorous, dangerous British spy should look like in that decade.
Q: What survives every reinvention?
A: 007 identity, risk, wit, style, M/Q/Moneypenny orbit, and mission spectacle.
Q: What is Bond's most famous car?
A: Aston Martin DB5.
Q: What is Bond's most famous drink order?
A: Martini, shaken not stirred.
Q: What is his most famous number?
A: 007.
How Did You Score?
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