1. In the first James Bond book, Casino Royale (1953), Bond orders a martini. How does he take it?

   1. "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel."

   2. "Three measures of Bombay, one of vodka, half a measure of vermouth. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add an olive."

   3. "Three measures of vodka, one of gin, half a measure of vermouth. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of orange peel."

   4. "Three measures of Beefeater, one of vodka, half a measure of Pimms. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large chunk of onion."

2. According to the obituary Fleming wrote for Bond in You Only Live Twice, what nationalities were Bond’s parents?

   1. Scottish and English

   2. English and French

   3. Scottish and French

   4. Scottish and Swiss

3. How many people does Bond kill across all of the books?

   1. 183

   2. 279

   3. 352

   4. 469

4. Which of these names is NOT the name of a Bond girl?

   1. Gala Bland

   2. Viv Michel

   3. Domino Vitali

   4. Mary Goodnight

5. In the Bond story Octopussy, who or what is Octopussy?

   1. An enchanting femme fatale

   2. An octopus, named Pussy

   3. A ship

   4. A particularly odd curse word

6. In one Bond book, Fleming ends on a scene that could be construed as Bond dying, leaving the author a way out if he decided against writing more. Which book almost saw the end of 007?

   1. Diamonds Are Forever - Fleming's fourth Bond book

   2. From Russia, With Love - Fleming's fifth Bond book

   3. Dr No - Fleming's sixth Bond book

   4. Thunderball - Fleming's ninth Bond book

7. In which of the following stories does Bond's nemesis Blofeld NOT appear?

   1. Thunderball

   2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

   3. You Only Live Twice

   4. Quantum of Solace

8. One Bond story is told from the point of view of a woman. Which one?

   1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

   2. You Only Live Twice

   3. The Hildebrand Rarity

   4. The Spy Who Loved Me

9. Q never appears in the novels. What is the name of MI6 armourer in Fleming's stories?

   1. Boothroyd

   2. Bigby

   3. Blanche

   4. B

10. In a profile read by M in one of the stories, which Bond villain is believed to be a latent homosexual because he cannot whistle?

    1. Ernst Stavro Blofeld

    2. Francisco Scaramanga

    3. Le Chiffre

    4. Sir Hugo Drax

Solutions

1:A, 2:D, 3:C, 4:A - There is a Gala Brand, however, in Moonraker., 5:B - There was no sexy cult leader for Bond to seduce in this story; instead, the octopus is a pet owned by the villain Major Dexter Smythe., 6:B, 7:D, 8:D, 9:A, 10:B

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