James Bond Quiz
Connery to Craig, Oddjob to SPECTRE: 15 questions on the films and actors of 007.
Which author created James Bond in a series of novels beginning in the 1950s?
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Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming, a former naval intelligence officer, wrote the first Bond novel at his Jamaican home Goldeneye in 1952 and completed 12 novels and two short story collections before his death in 1964.
Fleming borrowed the name James Bond from the author of a field guide to the birds of the West Indies that sat on his shelf.
Which actor played James Bond in the first film, Dr. No (1962)?
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Sean Connery
Sean Connery, a former Edinburgh milkman and bodybuilder, was cast as Bond in Dr. No and went on to play him in seven films, including the unofficial Never Say Never Again in 1983.
Ian Fleming was initially unconvinced by Connery but was so impressed that he gave Bond a Scottish father in the later novels.
In which Bond film does a villain strap Bond to a table under an industrial laser and tell him 'I expect you to die'?
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Goldfinger
Goldfinger (1964) features the laser scene in which Auric Goldfinger answers Bond's 'Do you expect me to talk?' with 'No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die', one of the most quoted lines in the series.
Goldfinger was the first Bond film to win an Academy Award, taking the Oscar for Best Sound Effects in 1965.
Which car brand's DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger (1964) and became Bond's signature ride?
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Aston Martin
The gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5, with its ejector seat and revolving number plates, debuted in Goldfinger and has returned in films from GoldenEye to No Time to Die.
In Fleming's novels Bond drove a Bentley, and Roger Moore's Lotus Esprit turned into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me.
What was the title of Daniel Craig's fifth and final Bond film, released in 2021?
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No Time to Die
No Time to Die, delayed 18 months by the pandemic, closed Craig's run with Bond sacrificing himself on a missile strike, the first time the character has died on screen.
Billie Eilish, aged 18, became the youngest artist to write and record a Bond theme, and the song won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Which actor made his debut as Bond in GoldenEye (1995)?
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Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan took over as Bond in GoldenEye after a six-year gap in the series, and starred in four films ending with Die Another Day in 2002.
Brosnan had been offered the role in 1986 but was forced to turn it down when NBC renewed his series Remington Steele.
Who sang the theme to Skyfall (2012), winning the Oscar for Best Original Song?
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Adele
Adele co-wrote and performed "Skyfall" with producer Paul Epworth, and it became the first Bond theme to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Sam Smith followed with an Oscar for "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre, making it three winning Bond themes in a row with Billie Eilish.
Which actress played M, the head of MI6, from GoldenEye (1995) to Skyfall (2012)?
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Judi Dench
Judi Dench played M across seven films and two Bond actors, the first woman in the role, and her character's death in Skyfall was the emotional heart of that film.
Ralph Fiennes's Gareth Mallory took over as M at the end of Skyfall and continued through Spectre and No Time to Die.
Which Goldfinger henchman killed with a razor-rimmed steel bowler hat?
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Oddjob
Oddjob, Auric Goldfinger's silent Korean bodyguard played by wrestler Harold Sakata, decapitated a statue with his hat and was electrocuted by Bond inside Fort Knox.
Jaws, the steel-toothed giant played by Richard Kiel, appeared in both The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
What is the name of the global criminal organisation headed by Ernst Stavro Blofeld?
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SPECTRE
SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion, is Blofeld's private criminal network, introduced on screen in Dr. No and in print in the 1961 novel Thunderball.
A long legal dispute over the rights to Blofeld and SPECTRE kept them out of the official films from 1971 until Spectre in 2015.
Which 1973 film was Roger Moore's first outing as James Bond?
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Live and Let Die
Roger Moore debuted in Live and Let Die, a voodoo-tinged adventure set in Harlem, New Orleans and the Caribbean, with a theme song by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Moore went on to play Bond in seven films, more than any other actor in the official series, bowing out with A View to a Kill in 1985.
Which actor played Bond just once, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)?
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George Lazenby
Australian model George Lazenby won the role after Sean Connery quit, but on his agent's advice he turned down a seven-film contract and left after one movie.
The film ends with Bond's new wife Tracy, played by Diana Rigg, shot dead by Blofeld's henchmen minutes after the wedding.
Which actor played Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989)?
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Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton played a darker, more serious Bond closer to Fleming's novels in two films, before legal disputes between the producers and MGM paused the series for six years.
Licence to Kill was the first Bond film to receive a 15 certificate in the UK because of its violence.
Which was Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, published in 1953?
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Casino Royale
Casino Royale introduced Bond at a baccarat table against the Soviet paymaster Le Chiffre and was published in April 1953, with Live and Let Die following a year later.
The rights to Casino Royale were sold separately, which is why it became a 1967 spoof and did not get an official adaptation until 2006.
In which film did Desmond Llewelyn make his 17th and final appearance as Q?
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The World Is Not Enough
Desmond Llewelyn played Q from From Russia with Love in 1963 to The World Is Not Enough in 1999, and he died in a car crash three weeks after that film's premiere.
His final scene has Q telling Bond to "always have an escape plan" before sinking slowly out of frame, with John Cleese already introduced as his successor.
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James Bond has been on screen since Dr. No in 1962, played by six actors across 25 official films, and he still drinks his vodka martini the same way. Ian Fleming's spy has driven an Aston Martin since Goldfinger, fought a henchman with a lethal bowler hat, and inspired Oscar-winning theme songs from Adele and Billie Eilish.
These 15 questions cover the actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig and the one-film wonder George Lazenby, plus the villains, M, Q, the cars and the novels. The first few are for anyone who has sat through a Bond marathon, while the final questions reward fans who know Desmond Llewelyn by name.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
How many actors have played James Bond in the official films?
Six: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, across 25 Eon Productions films from 1962 to 2021.
What was the first James Bond film?
Dr. No, released in 1962 and starring Sean Connery, was the first Eon Productions Bond film, although Casino Royale was the first novel, published in 1953.
Does this quiz include the Daniel Craig films?
Yes. It covers Craig's era up to No Time to Die (2021) alongside the classic Connery, Moore, Dalton and Brosnan films.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which author created James Bond in a series of novels beginning in the 1950s?
Ian Fleming Ian Fleming, a former naval intelligence officer, wrote the first Bond novel at his Jamaican home Goldeneye in 1952 and completed 12 novels and two short story collections before his death in 1964. Fleming borrowed the name James Bond from the author of a field guide to the birds of the West Indies that sat on his shelf. - Which actor played James Bond in the first film, Dr. No (1962)?
Sean Connery Sean Connery, a former Edinburgh milkman and bodybuilder, was cast as Bond in Dr. No and went on to play him in seven films, including the unofficial Never Say Never Again in 1983. Ian Fleming was initially unconvinced by Connery but was so impressed that he gave Bond a Scottish father in the later novels. - In which Bond film does a villain strap Bond to a table under an industrial laser and tell him 'I expect you to die'?
Goldfinger Goldfinger (1964) features the laser scene in which Auric Goldfinger answers Bond's 'Do you expect me to talk?' with 'No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die', one of the most quoted lines in the series. Goldfinger was the first Bond film to win an Academy Award, taking the Oscar for Best Sound Effects in 1965. - Which car brand's DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger (1964) and became Bond's signature ride?
Aston Martin The gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5, with its ejector seat and revolving number plates, debuted in Goldfinger and has returned in films from GoldenEye to No Time to Die. In Fleming's novels Bond drove a Bentley, and Roger Moore's Lotus Esprit turned into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me. - What was the title of Daniel Craig's fifth and final Bond film, released in 2021?
No Time to Die No Time to Die, delayed 18 months by the pandemic, closed Craig's run with Bond sacrificing himself on a missile strike, the first time the character has died on screen. Billie Eilish, aged 18, became the youngest artist to write and record a Bond theme, and the song won the Oscar for Best Original Song. - Which actor made his debut as Bond in GoldenEye (1995)?
Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan took over as Bond in GoldenEye after a six-year gap in the series, and starred in four films ending with Die Another Day in 2002. Brosnan had been offered the role in 1986 but was forced to turn it down when NBC renewed his series Remington Steele. - Who sang the theme to Skyfall (2012), winning the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Adele Adele co-wrote and performed "Skyfall" with producer Paul Epworth, and it became the first Bond theme to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Sam Smith followed with an Oscar for "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre, making it three winning Bond themes in a row with Billie Eilish. - Which actress played M, the head of MI6, from GoldenEye (1995) to Skyfall (2012)?
Judi Dench Judi Dench played M across seven films and two Bond actors, the first woman in the role, and her character's death in Skyfall was the emotional heart of that film. Ralph Fiennes's Gareth Mallory took over as M at the end of Skyfall and continued through Spectre and No Time to Die. - Which Goldfinger henchman killed with a razor-rimmed steel bowler hat?
Oddjob Oddjob, Auric Goldfinger's silent Korean bodyguard played by wrestler Harold Sakata, decapitated a statue with his hat and was electrocuted by Bond inside Fort Knox. Jaws, the steel-toothed giant played by Richard Kiel, appeared in both The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. - What is the name of the global criminal organisation headed by Ernst Stavro Blofeld?
SPECTRE SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion, is Blofeld's private criminal network, introduced on screen in Dr. No and in print in the 1961 novel Thunderball. A long legal dispute over the rights to Blofeld and SPECTRE kept them out of the official films from 1971 until Spectre in 2015. - Which 1973 film was Roger Moore's first outing as James Bond?
Live and Let Die Roger Moore debuted in Live and Let Die, a voodoo-tinged adventure set in Harlem, New Orleans and the Caribbean, with a theme song by Paul McCartney and Wings. Moore went on to play Bond in seven films, more than any other actor in the official series, bowing out with A View to a Kill in 1985. - Which actor played Bond just once, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)?
George Lazenby Australian model George Lazenby won the role after Sean Connery quit, but on his agent's advice he turned down a seven-film contract and left after one movie. The film ends with Bond's new wife Tracy, played by Diana Rigg, shot dead by Blofeld's henchmen minutes after the wedding. - Which actor played Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989)?
Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton played a darker, more serious Bond closer to Fleming's novels in two films, before legal disputes between the producers and MGM paused the series for six years. Licence to Kill was the first Bond film to receive a 15 certificate in the UK because of its violence. - Which was Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, published in 1953?
Casino Royale Casino Royale introduced Bond at a baccarat table against the Soviet paymaster Le Chiffre and was published in April 1953, with Live and Let Die following a year later. The rights to Casino Royale were sold separately, which is why it became a 1967 spoof and did not get an official adaptation until 2006. - In which film did Desmond Llewelyn make his 17th and final appearance as Q?
The World Is Not Enough Desmond Llewelyn played Q from From Russia with Love in 1963 to The World Is Not Enough in 1999, and he died in a car crash three weeks after that film's premiere. His final scene has Q telling Bond to "always have an escape plan" before sinking slowly out of frame, with John Cleese already introduced as his successor.
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