1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service ends with Commander Bond married to Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vincenzio. But which villain brings tragedy to their honeymoon?

   1. Le Chiffre

   2. Ernst Stavro Blofeld

   3. Dr No

   4. Francisco Scaramanga

2. Mr Wint and Mr Kidd finish each other’s sentences and take great pleasure in their work as assassins. In which book does this sinister double act appear?

   1. Goldfinger

   2. Octopussy

   3. Licence to Kill

   4. Diamonds Are Forever

3. When Dr No double crosses the Tong they try to kill him in revenge. But how does he avoid dying at the hands of the Tong gunman?

   1. The bullet deflects off his silver cigarette case

   2. He dodges the assassin's bullet and escapes on a motorcycle

   3. The shot to his chest does not kill him, as his heart is located on the right-hand side of his body

   4. He feigns injury then kills his assassin with his bare hands

4. It isn’t only Bond who gets the good gadgets. Colonel Rosa Klebb, who appears in From Russia, with Love, has a particularly ingenious weapon of choice. What is it?

   1. A poison-tipped dagger concealed in her shoe

   2. A yo-yo saw

   3. A bowler hat with a metal brim

   4. Her own steel prosthetic arm

5. The villainous Sir Hugo Drax is thinking of more than missile defence in Moonraker, but what is the aim of his evil plan?

   1. To build a secret lair on the moon

   2. To launch a deadly laser into space

   3. To destroy London with a nuclear missile

   4. To fabricate evidence for a landing on the moon

6. A threatening network of dangerous organisations is the proper backdrop to a good Bond novel. To which of these is Mr Big, the villain in Live and Let Die, suspected of belonging?

   1. SMERSH

   2. SPECTRE

   3. SPLODGE

   4. SHAPE

7. Some of Ian Fleming’s most striking villains are merely assistants to his evil masterminds. What's the name of Auric Goldfinger’s dastardly sidekick?

   1. Jaws

   2. Nick Nack

   3. Oddjob

   4. Tee Hee

8. In Casino Royale, the glamorous Vesper Lynd charted a tragic course followed by a host of tragic beauties over the course of James Bond's career. But how does she meet her demise?

   1. She kills herself

   2. She is poisoned

   3. She dies in an explosion

   4. She is shot by Le Chiffre

9. Ever the opportunist, Bond certainly isn’t above sleeping with the enemy. In Thunderball, he successfully seduces Bond villain Emilio Largo’s mistress. What is her name?

   1. Honey

   2. Tatiana

   3. Domino

   4. Irma

10. Ernst Stavro Blofeld, best known as the owner of that creepy white cat, is a supervillain who appears in several books in the Bond series. In which novel does he finally meet his end?

    1. You Only Live Twice

    2. The Man with the Golden Gun

    3. The Spy Who Loved Me

    4. Quantum of Solace

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:C, 4:A, 5:C, 6:A, 7:C, 8:A, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   You must be feeling a little shaken by your performance. But stir yourself and try again. After all, you only live twice ...

2. 6 and above.

   Not bad ... though perhaps you should investigate whether some of your sources have been turned.

3. 10 and above.

   Interesting ... you seem to know a lot about this James Bond character. But who has been passing you all this high-grade intelligence?