Chapters of Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Doctor No

'Doctor No' was the sixth Bond novel, first published in 1958, and the first to be made into a film.

When it was adapted to film surprisingly little of the original storyline remained. In the book, the Doctor was a millionaire escapee from the Chinese Tongs, whereas the film made him into a nuclear scientist working for SPECTRE.

My own most memorable chapter is 'A Choice of Weapons', where M instructs Bond to change his sidearm from his favoured Beretta .25. The Armourer (Q in the films), describes Bond's Beretta as a "Ladies' gun" and encourages him to adopt the gun most associated with 007, the Walther PPK.

Answer: You Only Live Twice

'You Only Live Twice' was the twelfth book, published after Ian Fleming's death, in 1964.

Although 'You Only Live Twice' was to be followed by two more books, ('The Man With The Golden Gun' and 'Octopussy and The Living Daylights'), it is believed that Ian Fleming tried for the second time to kill off Bond at the end of the story.

The conclusion of the SPECTRE / Blofeld trilogy, one of the funniest moments of the novel is the discussion between Bond and Tiger Tanaka about swearing. Whilst Tiger insists that there are no real swear words within the Japanese language, Bond expresses his surprise at "how any self-respecting man can get through the day without his battery of four-letter words".

Answer: Live and Let Die

The second book, published in 1954, 'Live and Let Die' is a pretty gripping story, if a little dated now.

Bond renews his acquaintance with Felix Leiter of the CIA as part of an epic duel leading him from New York to Ian Fleming's beloved Jamaica. Leiter is only in a total of five of the books, but was a feature of most of the films in the early years.

Bond later returns to Jamaica in four more of the other thirteen books ('Dr No', 'For Your Eyes Only', 'The Man With The Golden Gun' and 'Octopussy and The Living Daylights').

Answer: From Russia With Love

Book number five, published in 1957, 'From Russia With Love' ended with Fleming's first attempt to kill off 007. Caught by surprise by Rosa Klebb, Bond is almost killed with of all things a poisoned knitting needle!

The book renews Bond's battle with SMERSH, after his anti-smuggling operations in 'Diamonds Are Forever', pitting him against the impressive trio of Rosa Klebb, Red Grant and Alexei Kronsteen.

Answer: Moonraker

Chapter 12 was of course titled 'The Moonraker', the title of the third book, published in 1955.

Still very much with the Cold War feel of the early books, Bond thwarts the plans of the evil Sir Hugo Drax to blow up London with an ICBM he is building for the British. And en route wins himself a few thousand pounds in a very high stakes game of Bridge.

Answer: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Book number eleven, published in 1963, 'OHMSS' sees Bond back on the trail of Blofeld.

Going undercover as a genealogist, Bond discovers that his family coat of arms are "Argent on a chevron sable three bezants". Upon being informed that a bezant is a golden ball, he comments drily "That certainly is a valuable bonus".

Answer: Thunderball

The ninth book, published in 1961, 'Thunderball' resembles the film of the same name the closest because the book was based on a screen treatment by McClory, Whittingham and Fleming.

Most importantly, 'Thunderball' introduces Bond's Nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the mysterious genius at the head of SPECTRE.

Answer: The Man With The Golden Gun

The thirteenth book and the last full-length novel, published in 1965 after Ian Fleming's death.

Starting with the bizarre attempt of Bond to assassinate M, the book returns to the old Cold War theme, with Bond being recycled against the Russians. Once again Bond finds himself playing secretary to the villain while he waits for an opportunity to foil his plans and kill him.

Answer: Goldfinger

Book number seven, published in 1959, and probably a bit of a giveaway with a chapter called 'The Odd-Job Man'.

With Bond as an established and rounded character by this point, Fleming pitted him once more against the American gangs, but this time with their unholy alliance with the foreign banker of SMERSH thrown in for good measure.

Sadly, many of the great lines and scenes from the book never made it to the screenplay. I guess the prospect of Odd-Job eating a cat probably wasn't thought to be a real crowd-pleaser.

Answer: Diamonds Are Forever

The fourth book, published in 1956, and a departure away from the Cold War and high-stakes counter-espionage.

Although the storyline of the book was entirely sacrificed when it was made into a film in 1971, this was still at the stage where there was at least some resemblance between the book and the film of the same title. Consequently, Tiffany Case, Shady Tree and the awesome Wint and Kidd were all taken to the screen, albeit in significantly different roles in the story.

Sadly, although she appeared in the film, Plenty O'Toole was not a character in the book.