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1. Sean Connery was the first actor to play James Bond in the Eon series, but he was not the first person to appear on screen as the character in a "Bond" film - Bob Simmons played the silhouetted figure in the opening "gun barrel sequence" at the beginning of 1962's "Dr No". What was his role in the film's production?
2. Although Bob Simmons appeared in the "gun barrel sequence", he also had the opportunity to play a named character as part of the plot of which film in the series?
3. Prior to his being revealed in "You Only Live Twice", Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE, appeared in two films with his face hidden. Which actor from "Dr No" portrayed the character?
4. True or False - Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore was the only main "Bond girl" (specifically the girl that Bond ends the film with) during the 1960s not to have her voice dubbed.
5. "Thunderball" was released with an eponymous theme song sung by Tom Jones. However, the film was originally planned with a different song entitled "Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" sung by which artist?
6. True or False - the actresses Akiko Wakabayashi and Mie Hama, who played the roles of Aki and Kissy respectively in "You Only Live Twice", were originally cast in each other's roles
7. In 1967, the first film version of "Casino Royale" was released as a comedy spoof. The film featured a number of actors that had previously appeared in films from the Eon series, but which member of the cast would subsequently play a "Bond girl" in an Eon film?
8. James Bond and Aston Martin are synonymous with each other. Following the marque's debut alongside Sean Connery in "Goldfinger", who was the only actor (in the first 25 films) to play Bond and not use an Aston Martin?
9. In the 25 films in the Eon series up to 2021's "No Time To Die", James Bond drives a total of six different models of Aston Martin. Which was the last of these films to feature him driving a new model?
10. Of the first four actors to have played 'M', three played characters whose real names are revealed in the films. Who was the actor that didn't?
11. Felix Leiter is James Bond's friend and CIA counterpart. The character appeared in four of Sean Connery's six films as Bond in the Eon series but, of the next four actors that also played Bond more than once, who was the only one not to appear with Leiter?
12. True or False - Following the release of 2008's "Quantum of Solace", there were no more original titles of works written by Ian Fleming left to use as titles of films.
13. Part of James Bond's standard cover is as a representative of an import/export company, which serves as a front for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. What is the name of the fictional company?
14. During the first 30 years of the Eon series, the sixteen films that were produced shared a total of just five directors. Which of them directed only a single film?
15. James Bond received his Walther PPK firearm in "Dr No", when he was instructed by 'M' to use it instead of his favoured Beretta. However, the PPK was eventually replaced itself with the newer Walther P99 in which film?
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