I was watching Goldeneye on TV last night and thought that Bond would make a good topic for a LW quiz thread. It just seemed that it would be the sort of subject that EVERYONE knew something about.
Now, I'm by no means an expert on the subject, so don't come running to me to sort out any arguments.
So, I'll start off with an easy one for you:-
What is the Bond family motto?
[ September 14, 2005, 03:55 AM: Message edited by: Ghost of Numf-El ]
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The World Is Not Enough. (in Latin...do I need to remember the Latin to win this question?)
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Orbis non sufficit
Posted by Ghost of Numf-El on :
Well done LL, spot on - however, Chaims answer is sufficit for me.
Your go CMK.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who is the only actor to appear as a villain in two different Bond films?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
If you mean one actor playing the same villain in two different Bond films that would have to be Richard Kiel, Jaws. He appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's who I meant. Take it away, LL.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
In the same vein, who was the only woman to play the same Bond girl in two different movies?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Maud Adams
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Yes, it was Octopussy herself. Over to you Brian.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
She wasn't playing the same Bond Girl. The first time Maud Adams was a Bond Girl was as Andrea Anders in The Man With the Golden Gun. Her character died in that movie...clearly, not an earlier version of Octopussy.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
You know Chaim, you are totally correct and that is all my fault for the confusion. My question was meant to say what actress played two different Bond girls in the official movies.
But since there is also an answer for the way I asked the question then it is still open:
What actress played the same Bond girl in two different films, the only one to do so?
Posted by Reboot on :
It was that one from the first two Connerys... Eunice Grayson or something like that played his "London girlfriend"
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Grayson is correct. She played Sylvia Trench in both Dr. No and From Russia with Love. She was supposed to be a recurring character as his girlfriend but was dropped after Russia.
To you 'boot.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
My answer wasn't correct, Scott, regarding Maud Adams?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: My answer wasn't correct, Scott, regarding Maud Adams?
Sorry about that Brian. I messed up. It was right for how I intended to write the question. Maud Adams did appear in two Bond films but as two different Bond girls, not the same one.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Aw scrofulus!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Technically, Judi Dench played the same character in four movies... but she may not count as a "Bond Girl."
But it does raise thr Monnypenny question...
In any case, REBOOT! ask a question already!
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I'll ask a question:
Who was the first actor to play James Bond?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I'll bet you're referring to Barry Nelson here.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Of course I am CMK.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Which is the only Bond movie in which the character in the position of "M" does not appear?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: Which is the only Bond movie in which the character in the position of "M" does not appear?
Hmm, it was a Roger moore movie if I remember correctly. The actor playing m was sick and James reported to temp leader from another service If I remember correctly.
Stolen subs... The guy had a see base reminescent of Dr. No in the book, Curt Jurgens was the bad guy I think. Dang, can't pull up the name off the top of my head. Crap. Everything but the name.
sorry.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
While the circumstance you describe is essentially correct, the film you described "The Spy Who Loved Me," which is not the correct answer.
Posted by Xben on :
Was Moonraker?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
For Your Eyes Only?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
For Your Eyes Only is the correct answer. Lance, your turn.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK, from the James Bond books, what naval rank did M. apparently hold?
Posted by Xben on :
Rear Admiral?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
He was just referred to as Admiral, Xben. Good enough for me, so go ahead and take the next question.
Posted by Xben on :
What were the odd circumstances in which someone once apparently offered to buy James Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel"?
Posted by Xben on :
Hint: It was from a pre-title sequence in one of the movies
Posted by Reboot on :
A wheelchair-bound villain who was about to be dropped down a chimney made the offer, IIRC.
Posted by Xben on :
That's right. Presumed but unnamed Blofeld, at the beginning of For Your Eyes Only. One of the stranger bits of dialogue, I'd say, which including a bit of rhyming just to make it weirder.
Posted by Reboot on :
A very Rupert Murdoch-like character was once a Bond villain. Character name & movie, please Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Elliot Carver, Tomorrow Never Dies.
Strangely enough, when I saw it, I was thinking "Ted Turner."
Posted by Reboot on :
Y'got eet Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Give James Bond's response to the following exchange:
Jack Wade: Ah, an ex-KGB guy. Tough mother. Got a limp in his right leg. Name's Zukovsky. James Bond: Valentin Dmitrovitch Zukovsky? Jack Wade: Yeah, you know him?
Posted by Reboot on :
"I gave him the limp" IIRC, from Goldeneye
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Correct. That line, and the way Brosnan delivers it, is just an example of why he's my favorite Bond.
Your turn, Reboot.
Posted by Reboot on :
Which Bond girl played a major role in the film in which she appeared, yet was never once referred to by name?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Hmm...Barbara Bach's Agent XXX?
Posted by Reboot on :
Not even given a codename or whatever. She was named only in the credits.
I'll accept the movie & a description of her role if you don't want to go through the credits of all the movies, BTW Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
lancesrealm, Agent XXX was definitely referred to as Anya Amasova the the movie anyway.
Are you referring to the girl in the speedboat at the beginning of "The World is Not Enough"?
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope. I'm talking about an actual Bond Girl, not just a female character in a Bond movie Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The Danish professor at the beginning of Tomorrow Never Dies?
Posted by Reboot on :
Clue: It's from a Connery movie Posted by stuorstew on :
The woman who was turned to gold at the beginning of Goldfinger?
Posted by Reboot on :
You mean Jill Masterson? No.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Reboot, I did a little research, and since the question is several days old, I am gonna take a stab at it: Is it the Japanese girl Bond "married" in "You Only Live Twice?" She was listed in the credits as Kissy Suzuki, but was never addressed by name during the film.
I found some great James Bond trivia sites while trying to find this out, btw!
Posted by Reboot on :
You are indeed correct Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK, here we go...
What does Q stand for?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Quartermaster
Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it, Rick. How you doin', by the way? Hope everything is going well!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
I'm okay. Knee is coming along. Got the staples out day before yesterday. Now I'm having a lot of fun trying to raise my lower leg three inches about 20 times a day for pt. And puttin' out fires at work that are started because I can't be there to manage things. But other than that things are movin' along. How bout you?
Hmmmmm, let's see. What was the scheme of Hugo Drax in the book by Fleming, not the movie?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I am currently reading through all the books. Drax' scheme was to ostensibly develop a rocket for the protection of England, but in reality he was a baddie who was going to drop a nuke on London.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Kerect. Yer up.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK, here we go...
Which 2 Bond villains cheated at cards?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Le Chiffre and M's lover in one of the books. (The female M. The former M. admits to not liking him and having heard something about his play. The lover was an ambassador to the world for England.)
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Rick, I don't recall Le Chiffre ever being a cheat. And I have no idea what you are talking about with the whole M's lover thing.
In Ian Fleming's books, there were 2 major villains who had big scenes in the books where Bond catches them cheating at cards. At least one of these scenes made it into the movie of the same name.
Posted by Reboot on :
Hugo Drax and Goldfinger.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Thems the ones. Take it Reboot!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
The M's lover thing was one of the Gardner books. I'd have to pull them out. The storyline involved "smart" credit cards if I remember correctly.
And I seem to recall that Le Chiffre cheated at something in the Fleming book, but I might be wrong.
Posted by Reboot on :
Keeping with the book theme for now...
Which henchman travelled everywhere with a "MY BLOOD GROUP IS F" tag on his luggage?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Oh, I know this one...is was either Wint or Kidd. Was it Wint? (I just read "Diamonds Are Forever" a few days ago.)
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Rick, I just read "Casino Royale" recently. I can't remember Le Chiffre cheating though.
Posted by Reboot on :
It was, indeed, Wint.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
OK, here's an obscure one. Ursula Andress was featured in the movie, Dr. No. In which of the Bond books was Ursula Andress mentioned?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
quote:Originally posted by lancesrealm: Rick, I just read "Casino Royale" recently. I can't remember Le Chiffre cheating though.
Like I said, I could be wrong. frequently am. Posted by lancesrealm on :
Here's a hint - it was in one of the later Bond books. In fact, I think this book was published after the first Bond movie came out.
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, I had to look this up, but since no-one else appears to be biting...
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it Reboot!
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, back to the movies for this one...
The Living Daylights worked its title into a line of Bond's. Give the line and the context for it.
Posted by Xben on :
It was right at the end of the pre-title teaser, I think. Bond had become aware of the lead woman from the film - thinking perhaps she was some sort of assassin? I can't remember, but he says, by way of a vow to go after her, "I'm going to scare the living daylights out of her." The line might have been said either while he's zipping through those tunnels or while driving a car.
Obviously I haven't seen this in a long time - let me know if I'm close enough to accurate to be considered "correct".
Posted by Reboot on :
Ngh.... you're not a million miles away, but still too far for me to give you it...
Posted by Xben on :
Fair enough.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I just read this story, and thereby finished my recent James Bond literary odyssey. (Actually, I didn't read "For Your Eyes Only," since my library didn't have it.)
Anyway, in the story Bond intentionally misses killing the assassin, and wounds her hand. He then says that he scared the living daylights out of her.
I haven't seen the movie in so long I can't remember when he says it, or if indeed the cute blonde is even the sniper.
Posted by Reboot on :
You've got the context close enough, I think - in the film, he does indeed shoot to miss (pegging her as barely able to hold the gun the right way), and saying "Whoever she was, I must have scared the living daylights out of her."
[Xben had some of the details right (it's set in a car, but FIXED: after the pre-titles), but since it was past rather than future tense and reflective of him NOT being seriously bothered rather than vowing to go after her, it was just too far off.]
lancesrealm, you're up.
[ July 28, 2011, 11:53 AM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, back to the books for this one...
What were the nationalities of James Bond's parents?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
English and swiss, wasn't it?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Close enough Rick...his dad was Scot, and his mom was Swiss. Take it Rick!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Dang, should have remembered that about his dad. Blame it on me being from across the pond.
From the books of Gardner, what is Bonds most oft used alias?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I don't think anyone knows this, Rick.
Posted by Reboot on :
Hell, I don't think anyone read the post-Fleming books in general.
[And I'm mildly ticked off at England being marked off as "close enough" to Scotland ]
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ha! Sorry about that Reboot! I just meant it was close enough since he got half the answer!
Posted by Reboot on :
Uh, Rick - no-one's getting it. Care to give the answer and have another go/leave it open?
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, with no movement here in over a week, I'm going to invoke TTD and ask another question...
In the pre-titles of Goldfinger, Bond kills a Mexican, quipping that he won't "be using heroin-flavoured bananas to finance a revolution" any more.
Subsequently, in which movie does Bond team up with a group using heroin to finance a revolution? Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
The Living Daylights
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Sorry, been out of it for a while. the answer was James Boldman.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: The Living Daylights
Correct! Away y'go.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
CMK? Ya here?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Yes, I'm back now. Sorry, I'm not always on line on weekends.
Name the three Bond films in which James is seen to travel south of the equator.
Posted by Reboot on :
Uh... Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Moonraker? [Mostly guesses]
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Well, those are good guesses. Correct in all.
Posted by Reboot on :
Heh. I remembered CS, thought I remembered QoS, and plumped for Moonraker on the thought he might have technically been below the equator while In Space
Anyway...
What unpleasant backstory point do the book versions of Honey Ryder and Tiffany Case share?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
They were both raped? (possibly by a relative.)
Posted by Reboot on :
Correct. (Not the bracketed part)
Posted by lancesrealm on :
In the books, who were James Bond's 2 secretaries?
Posted by Reboot on :
Loelia Ponsonby (sp?) and Mary Goodnight, ja?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Yep. You're up again, Reboot.
(Didja even have to look those up?)
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope. If I had, I'd have been sure about the spelling
What was the real name of Ian Fleming's M, including titles?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Admiral Miles Messervey.
Just FYI, Reboot, Bond's "below the equator-ness" that I was referring to in Moonraker was his trip to Brazil (where Drax's warehouse and secret launch site was), not his time in outer space.
Posted by Reboot on :
I'll give it to you, but on a point of pedantry I shouldn't - I asked for titles, and he's "Admiral Sir Miles Messervy" Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Where did Bond hide the diamonds in order to smuggle them to America in Diamonds Are Forever?
Posted by Reboot on :
In his golf balls.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope.
Posted by Reboot on :
Are we talking about the movie, then? Because he definitely did in the book.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Sorry, I meant the movie.
I'm a "movie Bond" fan. Never read any of the books.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Hint: When Bond tells Felix Leiter where they're hidden, his line is taken from Sherlock Holmes.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I don't remember the line, Chaim, but I think the diamonds were hidden in Peter Frank's body - or at least in his coffin.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
I'll give it to you, lance. They were inside his body, specifically:
"Alimentary, my dear Leiter."
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, here we go...which Bond movie was the first which was not adapted from a book?
Posted by Reboot on :
The Spy Who Loved Me (yeah, they reused the title, but Fleming outright forbade them to adapt it, so the title is the ONLY thing reused).
Posted by lancesrealm on :
That's it Reboot. Has nothing whatsoever to do with the book. Good thing, since the book was probably Fleming's weakest. Is that why Fleming forbade them to adapt it? Anyway, you're up!
Posted by Reboot on :
Can't remember why offhand, sorry.
Lesse... what gadget from Goldfinger did the US military enquire about, to be told it was just a movie prop?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Goldfinger's laser?
Posted by Reboot on :
No.
Clue: it was not a weapon, and they were for single-person use.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
The tracer he put on Goldfinger's car?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
I figured it was either one of the 2 things I have mentioned, or else Oddjob's hat. If it isn't the tracer, then I might have to think a bit...
Posted by Reboot on :
Wasn't the tracer, no. Think rather wetter
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, it has gotta be from the opening scene then...um...hmmmmm..did Bond have a portable rebreather in this movie?
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, my apologies - the question as-asked was impossible to answer, because stupid me was thinking of the WRONG MOVIE!
It was a portable rebreather, but it was from Thunderball, not Goldfinger.
lancesrealm gets the next question anyway though Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ha! I thought the rebreather was from Thunderball! I couldn't remember any special gadgets used in the opening scene of Goldfinger. Ok, new question as soon as I think of it.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Ok, which Bond movie actually shows the singer singing portions of the theme song?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
For Your Eyes Only. Sheena Easton was quite the looker.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Yep. You're up, CMK.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Along the same lines: In which movie did the singer of the theme song make an (uncredited) appearance in the movie itself?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Madonna. Last Brosnan movie. Die another day.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Correct, rick.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
similar vein... only singer to headline more than one song from more than one bond movie?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
and while we are on singers, always thought Tom Jones would make a great Laird of Murcaldy from Gardner's License Renewed.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Shirley Bassey. What a fantastic singer. Voice utterly wasted on the piece of drek that Moonraker was.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Key wrecked, sir.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Name all the states of the U.S. where James Bond has been depicted as travelling to in the movies. (I believe there are 6.)
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
New york Florida Lousiana California Texas?
That's all I can think of.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
He was in Las Vegas in Diamonds are Forever, so Nevada should be on the list. Also, He was in Kentucky in Goldfinger.
I agree with:
New York - Live and Let Die Florida - Live and Let Die (not sure, but there were gators) California - Diamonds are Forever
I don't know about Texas, though.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Rickshaw got 4 of 6, lance got 5 of 6. As far as I know, he was never in Texas in any of the films.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Oh, wait, I think he was in New Orleans, so he must have been in Louisiana as well?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That's correct, lance. I believe this is a complete log of Bond's American travels in the canon movies:
Florida: Miami in Goldfinger (where he caught Goldfinger cheating at cards and bedded his soon-to-be-gilded girlfriend) and in Casino Royale (I believe it was Miami Airport where Le Chiffre was making the plane explode to cause the airline's stock to sink) and Key West in License to Kill, for Felix Leiter's wedding Kentucky: Goldfinger's estate and Fort Knox in Goldfinger Nevada: Las Vegas in Diamonds are Forever New York: New York City in Live and Let Die Louisiana: New Orleans in Live and Let Die - that's where the gators you mentioned were, BTW, not Florida. California: Drax's estate in Moonraker, and San Francisco/Silicon Valley in A View to a Kill
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Funny, I was thinking Baja California from "Diamonds are Forever." New question as soon as i think of one.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
To what location did Bond quip that he might retire?
Bonus points if you can tell me why.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
japan. Because... "In Japan, Man come first."
"Really? I just might retire here."
I've use the "man come first" line on the wife when anglin' fer a back scratching or two.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
You got it, Rick.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
In honor of my state, what famous place here in south carolina has been featured in books by Gardner.
Posted by Reboot on :
So, let's try this. Name the film in which the line "It's depressing that the words 'secret agent' have become synonymous with 'sex maniac.'" was uttered.
Posted by Xben on :
Was that the original Casino Royale?
Posted by Reboot on :
Oh... How pedantic I could be - the original adaptation of CR was this TV movie, after all!
Still, I know what you meant, and it was indeed David Niven as Sir James Bond in the 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale. Which is fun, and utterly gratuitously insane Posted by Xben on :
Yeah - I thought about that earlier Casino Royale after I posted my answer as well. Thanks for not being too pedantic!
I'll come up with a question as soon as I can.
Posted by Xben on :
Name two characters who both have been played by two actors who have both appeared opposite Judi Dench as M.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig both played James Bond to Dench's M.
Michael Kitchen and Rory Kinnear both played Bill Tanner.
Posted by Xben on :
There you go, you're up CMK
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Who was Margaret Thatcher seen to be speaking to at the end of one Bond film?
Posted by Xben on :
Gorbachev?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope
Posted by Reboot on :
Reagan?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope.
Posted by Xben on :
How about M?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Not M.
Posted by Reboot on :
How about a clue - are we talking stock footage of her with a real person?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Hint, per Reboot: Thatcher is being played by an actress, and she is talking to a fictional character in the film, not another real-life person being portrayed therein.
Posted by Xben on :
General Gogol?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Not General Gogol.
Posted by Reboot on :
James Bond?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Nope. (hint: She wanted to speak to Bond, at first she THOUGHT she was talking to Bond, but Bond, in order to slip away with the girl, put down the phone for another to speak into it)
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
OK, I'll throw out a clue here: the character in question is not human.
Posted by Reboot on :
*just googles*
A parrot.
Posted by Xben on :
Oh yeah, that sounds familiar. Roger Moore-era?
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Yep, it was Melina Havelock's parrot, Max. It was indeed from the Roger Moore era - For Your Eyes Only, to be specific.
Posted by Reboot on :
Which Mycroft Holmes actor played Blofeld?
Posted by Xben on :
Just guessing here, but how about Charles Gray?
Posted by Reboot on :
Ah, someone got there in the end
Yes, Gray played Mycroft in the Jeremy Brett-led ITV series, and Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever (having previously appeared in a minor role in You Only Live Twice).
Your question Posted by Xben on :
Wow, that was a complete wild guess. I'll think of something soon.
Posted by Xben on :
OK, what two characters are in the novel "Live and Let Die" but are technically not in the movie, and yet are in a different James Bond movie?
Posted by KryptonKid on :
Jaws and Goldfinger?
Posted by Xben on :
Wow, I forgot I had this question up. No, neither Jaws nor Goldfinger are in the book of "Live and Let Die".
It's potentially because both characters died in the other movie they were (the same film) in that they don't show up in the film of Live and Let Die (the books were written in another order). One of them is replaced with a rather obvious substitute.
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