Bond At The Movies

A look back at past James Bond Quizzes at the Bond Supplement ...

James Bond Quiz ( 2003 )
Month	Question
Jan	1. A two-part puzzler about Bond star Roger Moore... a) His first credited role was as Paul in a 1954 romantic movie called The Last Time I Saw ... London Paris Rome ? b) Which M played Gurth in his 50's tv series Ivanhoe, was it ... Bernard Lee Edward Fox Robert Brown ? Answer: a) ii. Paris & b) iii. Robert Brown.
Feb	2. Another two-part puzzler is about Bond's famous gun, the Walther PPK ... a) Is the original gun ... 7.45 mm 7.55 mm 7.65 mm ? b) In which movie was he first given the weapon and what movie did he get the new version ? Answer: a) iii. 7.65 mm & b) Dr No and TND.
Mar	3. How many times does the word 'The' feature in Eon's 20 Bond movie titles ? Answer: FIVE times. You've probably checked but here are the movies ... THE Man With THE Golden Gun, THE Spy Who Loved Me, THE Living Daylights & THE World Is Not Enough..
Apr	4a. What does Eon stand for in Eon Productions ? Is it ... Ever Or Never Everything Or Nothing Even Or Nought ? 4b. Spot the 7 differences in the two DAD premiere photos seen below. Appeared in a tv mag with 8 differences. Aren't I kind ? Answers: a) ii) Everything Or Nothing b) The 7 photo differences are ... Keely Shaye-Smith is facing the opposite direction. Pierce Brosnan's left ear is missing. Pierce's tie is bigger. Pierce's shirt now has a black stud. Guy Ritchie is wearing a hat. Ritchie's shirt is now yellow. Madonna's ear ring is different.
May	5. Based on the 5 Bonds' next birthdays as at 1st May ... take Pierce's ( easy ) times by 2, deduct Tim's, then add Roger's, divide by 2, add George's and finally deduct Sean's ? You might be surprised by the answer ! ? Answer: As at 1st May my calculation is as follows: PB 50 x 2 = 100 TD - 58 = 42 RM + 76 = 118 then 118 / 2 = 59 GL + 64 = 123 SC - 73 = 50 ( yes Pierce's Birthday )..
Jun	6. These are about Moore's FYEO ... a) Each ship is assigned a port of origin, what was the sunken St Georges ? b) At St Cyril's monastery, Bond uses his bootlace to get out of trouble, he improvises with a loop called .. penelope prussik protective ? Answers: a) St Georges' port of origin is Valletta. b) ii) the prussik loop.
July	7. This is about 007's naval suit ... How many times has Bond been seen wearing it ? Which of the five Bonds hasn't been seen wearing it ? Answers: . a) 3 - YOLT, TSWLM & TND. b) George Lazenby & Timothy Dalton.
Aug	8. More number puzzlers ... A tv mag claims that the shoe size of Bond girl Famke Janssen is ... i) 7 ii) 8 iii) 9 ? If DN is 1 and DAD is 20 work out these calculations ... Take ( TLD x FRWL / TSWLM ) + TB = ? or ( GE x GF + TWINE - DAF ) / TMWTGG = ? Answers: a) iii) 9. b) You gonna hate me .. both answers are 7. 15 x 2 = 30 / 10 = 3 + 4 = 7 or 17 x 3 = 51 + 19 = 70 - 7 = 63 / 9 = 7.
Sep	9. This is about a custom-made typewriter purchased by Ian Fleming in 1952 ... What colour was it ... i) silver ii) gold iii) platinum Which of the 5 Bonds was reported to have purchased it at an auction ? Answers: a) ii) gold. b) Pierce Brosnan.
Oct	10. This is about revisited 007 movie locations. So what filming location links ... DN to LALD ? FRWL to TWINE ? TMWTGG to TND ? Answer: i) Jamaica. ii) Turkey. iii) Thailand.
Nov	11. This is for gamers. Which Bond villain provides the voice of Colonel Juan Cortez for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, is it ... Christopher AVTAK Walken ? Robert LTK Davi ? Jonathan TND Pryce ? Answer: ii) Robert LTK Davi.
Dec	12. This puzzler is about the ladies seen right ... Name the actresses ? Name the Bond movies that they have appeared in ? Name the award-winning tv comedy that they are posing for ? Answers: i) Minnie Driver & Joanna Lumley. ii) They have appeared in GE ( Minnie as night-club singer ) and OHMSS ( Joanna as one of Blofeld's Angels of Death ). iii) BBC-tv's Absolutely Fabulous. .
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