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?

The World Is Not Enough. (in Latin...do I need to remember the Latin to win this question?)

Orbis non sufficit

Well done LL, spot on - however, Chaims answer is sufficit for me.

Your go CMK.

Who is the only actor to appear as a villain in two different Bond films?

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.

That's who I meant. Take it away, LL.

In the same vein, who was the only woman to play the same Bond girl in two different movies?

Maud Adams

Yes, it was Octopussy herself. Over to you Brian.

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.

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?

It was that one from the first two Connerys... Eunice Grayson or something like that played his "London girlfriend"

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.

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.

Aw scrofulus!

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!

I'll ask a question:

Who was the first actor to play James Bond?

I'll bet you're referring to Barry Nelson here.

Of course I am CMK.

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.

While the circumstance you describe is essentially correct, the film you described "The Spy Who Loved Me," which is not the correct answer.

Was Moonraker?

For Your Eyes Only?

For Your Eyes Only is the correct answer. Lance, your turn.

OK, from the James Bond books, what naval rank did M. apparently hold?

Rear Admiral?

He was just referred to as Admiral, Xben. Good enough for me, so go ahead and take the next question.

What were the odd circumstances in which someone once apparently offered to buy James Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel"?

Hint: It was from a pre-title sequence in one of the movies

A wheelchair-bound villain who was about to be dropped down a chimney made the offer, IIRC.

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.

A very Rupert Murdoch-like character was once a Bond villain. Character name & movie, please

Elliot Carver, Tomorrow Never Dies.

Strangely enough, when I saw it, I was thinking "Ted Turner."

Y'got eet

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?

"I gave him the limp" IIRC, from Goldeneye

Correct. That line, and the way Brosnan delivers it, is just an example of why he's my favorite Bond.

Your turn, Reboot.

Which Bond girl played a major role in the film in which she appeared, yet was never once referred to by name?

Hmm...Barbara Bach's Agent XXX?

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

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"?

Nope. I'm talking about an actual Bond Girl, not just a female character in a Bond movie

The Danish professor at the beginning of Tomorrow Never Dies?

Clue: It's from a Connery movie

The woman who was turned to gold at the beginning of Goldfinger?

You mean Jill Masterson? No.

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!

You are indeed correct

OK, here we go...

What does Q stand for?

Quartermaster

That's it, Rick. How you doin', by the way? Hope everything is going well!

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?

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.

Kerect. Yer up.

OK, here we go...

Which 2 Bond villains cheated at cards?

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.)

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.

Hugo Drax and Goldfinger.

Thems the ones. Take it Reboot!

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.

Keeping with the book theme for now...

Which henchman travelled everywhere with a "MY BLOOD GROUP IS F" tag on his luggage?

Oh, I know this one...is was either Wint or Kidd. Was it Wint? (I just read "Diamonds Are Forever" a few days ago.)

Rick, I just read "Casino Royale" recently. I can't remember Le Chiffre cheating though.

It was, indeed, Wint.

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?

Like I said, I could be wrong. frequently am.

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.

Okay, I had to look this up, but since no-one else appears to be biting...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

That's it Reboot!

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.

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".

Ngh.... you're not a million miles away, but still too far for me to give you it...

Fair enough.

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.

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.

Ok, back to the books for this one...

What were the nationalities of James Bond's parents?

English and swiss, wasn't it?

Close enough Rick...his dad was Scot, and his mom was Swiss. Take it Rick!

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?

I don't think anyone knows this, Rick.

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 ]

Ha! Sorry about that Reboot! I just meant it was close enough since he got half the answer!

Uh, Rick - no-one's getting it. Care to give the answer and have another go/leave it open?

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?

The Living Daylights

Sorry, been out of it for a while. the answer was James Boldman.

Correct! Away y'go.

CMK? Ya here?

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.

Uh... Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Moonraker? [Mostly guesses]

Well, those are good guesses. Correct in all.

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?

They were both raped? (possibly by a relative.)

Correct. (Not the bracketed part)

In the books, who were James Bond's 2 secretaries?

Loelia Ponsonby (sp?) and Mary Goodnight, ja?

Yep. You're up again, Reboot.

(Didja even have to look those up?)

Nope. If I had, I'd have been sure about the spelling

What was the real name of Ian Fleming's M, including titles?

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.

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"

Where did Bond hide the diamonds in order to smuggle them to America in Diamonds Are Forever?

In his golf balls.

Nope.

Are we talking about the movie, then? Because he definitely did in the book.

Sorry, I meant the movie.

I'm a "movie Bond" fan. Never read any of the books.

Hint: When Bond tells Felix Leiter where they're hidden, his line is taken from Sherlock Holmes.

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.

I'll give it to you, lance. They were inside his body, specifically:

"Alimentary, my dear Leiter."

Ok, here we go...which Bond movie was the first which was not adapted from a book?

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).

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!

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?

Goldfinger's laser?

No.

Clue: it was not a weapon, and they were for single-person use.

The tracer he put on Goldfinger's car?

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...

Wasn't the tracer, no. Think rather wetter

Ok, it has gotta be from the opening scene then...um...hmmmmm..did Bond have a portable rebreather in this movie?

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

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.

Ok, which Bond movie actually shows the singer singing portions of the theme song?

For Your Eyes Only. Sheena Easton was quite the looker.

Yep. You're up, CMK.

Along the same lines: In which movie did the singer of the theme song make an (uncredited) appearance in the movie itself?

Madonna. Last Brosnan movie. Die another day.

Correct, rick.

similar vein... only singer to headline more than one song from more than one bond movie?

and while we are on singers, always thought Tom Jones would make a great Laird of Murcaldy from Gardner's License Renewed.

Shirley Bassey. What a fantastic singer. Voice utterly wasted on the piece of drek that Moonraker was.

Key wrecked, sir.

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.)

New york
Florida
Lousiana
California
Texas?

That's all I can think of.

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.

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.

Oh, wait, I think he was in New Orleans, so he must have been in Louisiana as well?

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

Funny, I was thinking Baja California from "Diamonds are Forever." New question as soon as i think of one.

To what location did Bond quip that he might retire?

Bonus points if you can tell me why.

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.

You got it, Rick.

In honor of my state, what famous place here in south carolina has been featured in books by Gardner.

Uh, last time you asked a Gardner question , it didn't go well...

so is that your answer?

I'll guess Fort Sumter.

Close. Famous coastal resort.

Myrtle Beach?

Close, but no cigar. Think lifestyles of the rich, famous, and obnoxious.

If no answer by tomorrow, I'll give it.

Last clue... world famous resort.

Oh...I just realized - Hilton Head?

That's it. Yer up. ( It was used as the headquarters of Blofeld's daughter)

What were the nationalities of Dr. No's parents?

I think one of them was Chinese...was the other parent English?

Half right.

James' father was Scots. Hence his offical kilt as dress. His mother was Swiss.

rick, I asked about Dr. No, not about James.

Chinese mother, German father.

You are right, Chaim. I'm gettin' old, lol.

Reboot is correct.

What was the name of the small helicopter Bond used in the movie of "You Only Live Twice"?

Little Nellie.

You Are Correct!

What was James's stake in the backgammon game he played against Kamal Khan in Octopussy?

Time for a hint: the item was counterfeit.

*googles it to get this moving*

A Fabergé Egg.

Correct, Reboot.

Ah, sorry for the delay.

Describe a scene in which the 007 theme is used.

Okay, let's give up on that one, ja? At least no-one fell into the trap of confusing it with The James Bond Theme!

Some examples are listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/007_Theme#.22007.22
And the (slightly slow) Moonraker arrangement of it can be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcRmDKjqpqc

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.

Was that the original Casino Royale?

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

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.

Name two characters who both have been played by two actors who have both appeared opposite Judi Dench as M.

Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig both played James Bond to Dench's M.

Michael Kitchen and Rory Kinnear both played Bill Tanner.

There you go, you're up CMK

Who was Margaret Thatcher seen to be speaking to at the end of one Bond film?

Gorbachev?

Nope

Reagan?

Nope.

How about M?

Not M.

How about a clue - are we talking stock footage of her with a real person?

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.

General Gogol?

Not General Gogol.

James Bond?

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)

OK, I'll throw out a clue here: the character in question is not human.

*just googles*

A parrot.

Oh yeah, that sounds familiar. Roger Moore-era?

Yep, it was Melina Havelock's parrot, Max. It was indeed from the Roger Moore era - For Your Eyes Only, to be specific.

Which Mycroft Holmes actor played Blofeld?

Just guessing here, but how about Charles Gray?

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

Wow, that was a complete wild guess. I'll think of something soon.

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?

Jaws and Goldfinger?

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.

Kidd and Witt? I believe it was?

Whoa...I saw this thread floating around on one of my rarer visits and went to check it out, and lo and behold the question being answered is mine!

And the answer, as far as I know, is incorrect. I don't think Kidd and Witt (those two villains from Diamonds are Forever, right?) appear in any version of Live and Let Die, although I'm happy to be corrected.

The two characters I had in mind both appeared and died in both the book and movie version of Doctor No.