James Bond Trivia

[cinemaman]

In  this  thread  we  get  test  our  knowledge  about  James  Bond.  Please  ask  questions about  books, movies ,  characters,  stars, cast,  music, etc.

[cinemaman]

In  the  film  Dr  No ,  who  was  the  first  actor  to  play  the role of  Felix  Leiter.  This  actor  who  go on  to star  in one  biggest  hits  in  television . Please  name  this  actor.

[Peebs]

Jack Lord (Hawaii Five-O)

[cinemaman]

That  is  the  correct  answer.  Good  work,  the  thread  is  yours. Thanks

[Peebs]

Thanks, cinemaman!  

Next:  Complete the quote from Goldfinger: "My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to ____________ without earmuffs!"

[cinemaman]

The  Beatles  is  the  answer.  Thanks

[Peebs]

1 hour ago, cinemaman said:

The  Beatles  is  the  answer.  Thanks

Correct!  Your turn, cinemaman.

[cinemaman]

This  singer/ actress  sang  the  song  You  Only  Live  Twice  for  that  movie.  She  also  had  an  famous  dad  who was  a  singer/ actor. Please  name  the  singer/actress  who sang  that  song.

[BunnyWhit]

Nancy Sinatra

 

[cinemaman]

That  is  the  correct  answer.  Good  work  BunnyWhit   the  thread  is  yours. Thanks

[BunnyWhit]

Thanks, cinemaman.

Ian Fleming, writer of the Bond novels, had an occupation from which he drew heavily to write the character and situations. What/where was that job?

[NoShear]

1 minute ago, BunnyWhit said:

Thanks, cinemaman.

Ian Fleming, writer of the Bond novels, had an occupation from which he drew heavily to write the character and situations. What/where was that job?

 OSS

[NoShear]

2 minutes ago, BunnyWhit said:

Thanks, cinemaman.

Ian Fleming, writer of the Bond novels, had an occupation from which he drew heavily to write the character and situations. What/where was that job?

 To elaborate, Ian Fleming was an officer in the Royal Navy a la his future spy where he eventually got into the spying game, drawing stories such as the Middle Eastern testicular torture described in Casino Royale (1953). How did I do?? 

[BunnyWhit]

Thanks for the elaboration, NoShear. The Royal Navy is what I was looking for. There is an OSS connection in that Fleming helped draft the plan that would create the American Office of the Coordinator of Information, which became the Office of Strategic Services, and eventually the Central Intelligence Agency. It's your thread.

[NoShear]

 Two-question quiz, cinemaman and  BunnyWhit: What James Bond novel are the(n) upcoming Tokyo Olympics alluded to? The film adaptation of this novel changed trajectory and contained a scene inspired by what real-life  NASA event?

[NoShear]

21 minutes ago, BunnyWhit said:

Re: "Thanks for the elaboration, NoShear. The Royal Navy is what I was looking for. There is an OSS connection in that Fleming helped draft the plan that would create the American Office of the Coordinator of Information, which became the Office of Strategic Services, and eventually the Central Intelligence Agency. It's your thread."

 Thanks, BunnyWhit, by the way!

[NoShear]

1 hour ago, BunnyWhit said:

Thanks for the elaboration, NoShear. The Royal Navy is what I was looking for. There is an OSS connection in that Fleming helped draft the plan that would create the American Office of the Coordinator of Information, which became the Office of Strategic Services, and eventually the Central Intelligence Agency. It's your thread.

 Thank you again, BunnyWhit...

 Anxious to read the two-part response here - again: What James Bond novel are the(n) upcoming Tokyo Olympics alluded to? The film adaptation of this novel changed "trajectory" and contained a scene inspired by what real-life  NASA event?

[cinemaman]

Is  what  happened  to  the  Apollo  13  mission ,  inspired  the  scene  your  talking  about?  May  we  please  have  a  hint. Thanks

[Peebs]

1.  I think the novel that mentions the Tokyo Olympics is You Only Live Twice. 

2.  Not sure about the second part but I read that the "Jupiter" satellite was a model of the real Gemini satellite.  The film includes real footage of real launches and control rooms.  The production had sent staff to NASA to ensure the control centers looked realistic.

[NoShear]

3 minutes ago, Peebs said:

1.  I think the novel that mentions the Tokyo Olympics is You Only Live Twice. 

2.  Not sure about the second part but I read that the "Jupiter" satellite was a model of the real Gemini satellite.  The film includes real footage of real launches and control rooms.  The production had sent staff to NASA to ensure the control centers looked realistic.

 I'm going to relinquish the thread to you, Peebs: You got the novel and also knew info on the Gemini connection not even I did. Specifically, the real-life event that occurred that inspired the capsule-guzzling "Bird One" was the following Gemini incident - the Angry Alligator as it was dubbed:

                     

 It's all yours, Peebs...

[Peebs]

Thanks, NoShear!  Interesting question, it took a little digging.

Next:  What Bond baddie was an Olympic athlete, winning a silver medal in weightlifting during the 1948 Olympics?

[NoShear]

9 minutes ago, Peebs said:

Thanks, NoShear!  Interesting question, it took a little digging.

Next:  What Bond baddie was an Olympic athlete, winning a silver medal in weightlifting during the 1948 Olympics?

 Harold Sakata!

[NoShear]

10 minutes ago, Peebs said:

Thanks, NoShear!  Interesting question, it took a little digging.

Next:  What Bond baddie was an Olympic athlete, winning a silver medal in weightlifting during the 1948 Olympics?

 Interesting to note: He was Japanese, I think, but repped the United States!

[Peebs]

Just now, NoShear said:

 Harold Sakata!

Yep, that's it!  

Your turn, NoShear.

[Peebs]

3 minutes ago, NoShear said:

 Interesting to note: He was Japanese, I think, but repped the United States!

Also, correct!  Yes, born in Hawaii, he represented the U.S. which I hadn't known.  You know your Oddjob trivia!