Agent 007 fan ?
With Skyfall in theatres, James Bond is back in the news. Over the course of 23 films, 007’s adventures have become one of the most successful franchises in the history of movie making. Take the quiz and find out if you qualify as a Bond fan.
1.Peter Burton, Desmond Llewellyn and John Cleese…Whose name would make a fine addition to this list and why?
a. Ryan Gosling
b. Ben Whishaw
c. Cillian Murphy
2. Gloria Hendry – who is remembered as the second black woman to star in a Bond movie – made this quip in ‘Live and Let Die’. What is the last word? “You should never go there without a….”
a. Mongoose
b. Water gun
c. String Bikini
3. In which movie did Bond’s Aston Martin set a record for the most barrel rolls and how many did the stuntman notch up?
a. From Russia With Love and 4
b. Tomorrow Never Dies and 15
c. Casino Royale and 7
4. Match the Bond song with the musician who later sampled it in their track:
a. You Only Live Twice 1.Diamonds from Sierra Leone by Kanye West
b. Diamonds Are Forever 2.6 Underground by the Sneaker Pimps
c. Goldfinger 3.Millennium by Robbie Williams
5. Which of these items did Roger Moore’s contract in Live and Let Die specify he be given an unlimited supply of on set?
a. Hand-rolled cigars
b. Diet soda
c. Russian caviar
Answers:
1.b. Promising young actor Ben Whishaw takes over as gadget god Q for the new Bond film, Skyfall. The actor has said he doesn’t even own a computer but has had fun sounding like a geek. 2.a. Gloria played Rosie Carver. Her character’s suggestion makes sense if you remember that Bond had just spotted a snake. In the film, she played a rogue CIA agent sent to assassinate Bond by Kananga, aka Mr. Big. 3.c. ‘You Only Live Twice’ is in fact the only official James Bond film in which James Bond does not drive a car (!) and 15 was actually the number of BMWs that got totalled in the making of ‘Tomorrow Never Dies.’ It was during the filming of ‘Casino Royale’ that the
Aston Martin DBS broke the world record for the most barrel rolls assisted by a cannon – a grand total of seven full rolls.
4.a.3, b.1, c.2 Whatever might be said for the skills of Robbie and Kanye, the Sneaker Pimps outdid them in the soundtrack department, managing to convince 7 films to feature the song.
5.a. Moore holds the record for playing James Bond in seven movies of the official EON series – Sean Connery who also played the role seven times loses out only because ‘Never Say Never Again’ was unofficial. Moore had plenty of other quirks on set – he detested fire arms and so made filming those scenes difficult and because he didn’t like the way he looked when running, insisted a stunt double do the legwork for him.
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