You Only Lackey Once Trivia Quiz

Answer: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice"

Irma Bunt is Blofeld's right hand 'man' and leads his Angels of Death (English women seeking allergy treatment, brainwashed by Irma Bunt to contaminate the food supply according to their own allergies). She is a hard, cold woman who is probably elevated in the Fleming henchman ranking in the subsequent movie of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" when she kills Bond's wife Tracy. In the book she only drove the car from which Blofeld killed Tracy.

To escape the uproar after Tracy's murder, the pair flee to Japan and later appear in "You Only Live Twice". Blofeld buys a castle and fills it with a 'garden of death'. In this novel it is revealed that Bunt and Blofeld are in a relationship. Bond is captured in the castle but knocks Bunt unconscious with a staff, then strangles Blofeld to death. Bond escapes the castle in a weather balloon, the castle explodes and presumably Bunt dies. She, at least, never re-appears in any Fleming Bond novel.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising Team member 1nn1.

Answer: Sol "Horror" Horowitz

Stephen King is a noted horror writer and although Fleming wrote way before his time he was the clue that hopefully led you to Sol "Horror" Horowitz. Interestingly, Fleming allowed Eon Productions to use the title but not any of the plot elements of "The Spy Who Loved Me" novel. Still, the similarities between Jaws and Horror cannot be denied.

In the novel, Horror is a gangster in the employ of Mr. Sanguinetti and he has a partner named "Sluggsy" Morant. They come to the hotel that Vivienne Michel, the female protagonist, is working at under false pretenses, with the mission of killing her. Bond shows up in time to stop the thugs as they are assaulting Viv and then saves her later on when they set fire to the hotel. Bond shoots Horror as he drives the car that he and Sluggsy are fleeing in and their car plunges into a lake. Both thugs die in the process.

Unlike the secondary and cartoonish character Horror is in the novel, Jaws became a beloved character who was supposed to die in "The Spy Who Loved Me" but survives because the audiences fell in love with him in early screenings. He went on to appear in "Moonraker", where he becomes an ally of Bond by the end of the movie.

This question was entered into the quiz by Phoenix Rising's resident dentist, not really just go with it, tazman6619.

Answer: Goldfinger

"Goldfinger" was Ian Fleming's seventh novel featuring James Bond and was first published in 1959. Its plot featured an attempt by the notorious gold smuggler Auric Goldfinger to raid Fort Knox and steal the US gold reserves. His plan involved a number of other criminals, gangsters and mafia bosses, the latter of which included Mr Solo, the head of a fictional version of the Unione Siciliano.

Fleming didn't provide any further information such as Mr Solo's first name, but he was described as having "a dark heavy face, gloomy with guilt and many sins". His association with Goldfinger didn't end well for him (or his fellow co-conspirators) as the raid was foiled by Bond and Goldfinger shot dead all his accomplices, with the exception of the more famous character Pussy Galore.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising's Fifiona81, all by herself.

Answer: Vesper Lynd

Vesper Lynd appears in Ian Fleming's first James Bond story, "Casino Royale", published in 1953. She is assigned to Bond to help him bankrupt Le Chiffre, the paymaster of a SMERSH operated union. This they do successfully but then Vesper is kidnapped, and Bond goes to her rescue. In the process he is tortured, almost to the point of death, but is saved when a SMERSH agent enters and assassinates Le Chiffre.

While Bond is recovering in the hospital, he is visited daily by Vesper and the pair develop a relationship that becomes so strong that James starts to dream of a life outside of MI6, a life with Vesper at his side. Now, I know what you're thinking... why are we talking about a Bond girl when this is a quiz about henchmen/women? Well, Vesper is not who she purports to be. She is a double agent inside MI6, working for the Russian MVD (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del), also know as the Ministry for Internal Affairs. She too is looking to get out and sees Bond as her avenue to this, however, when she spots a SMERSH agent by the name of Gettler following them, she fears the worst and commits suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills after leaving a note for Bond.

Bond deals with this by calling Vesper a traitor, however, in later novels, we discover that he has not quite gotten over her. Six books later, in "Goldfinger" (1959), Bond believes he is dying and worries about how he is going to introduce Tilly Masterton to Vesper. Further, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963) we discover that Bond travels to the Royale-les-Eaux every year, to visit Vesper's grave.

(Footnote) Ian Fleming created the name Vesper Lynd as a pun of West Berlin, which, at the height of the Cold War, was a city like Vesper... divided.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 who lost his job at the casino and now has a chip on his shoulder.

Answer: Wint and Kidd

In Fleming's "Diamonds are Forever" (1956), the Spangled Mob, run by Jack and Seraffimo Spang, conduct a diamond smuggling operation from the mines in Sierra Leone through to New York City. Wint and Kidd's task is to follow the courier to ensure that they do not get the idea that they should go into business for themselves. If they do, then Wint and Kidd's job is to persuade them otherwise.
When they are tailing their quarry, they pose as a pair of American businessmen but, when they switch to enforcer mode, they don ski-masks so that no-one can recognize them. Problem is, Wint has a red wart on his right hand and this, eventually, gives him away. They prove to be a sadistic pair who revel in their work. Ultimately, they meet their end at the hand of James Bond while on board a cruise ship.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 whose wife wanted something with lots of diamonds for her birthday... he's really hoping she enjoys the pack of playing cards that he bought her.

Answer: Razor-edged bowler hat

Oddjob, named by his master, is given no other name. In "Goldfinger" (1959) he kicks down a mantelpiece six inches above his head, making him six foot six in height. He is described with "arms like thighs," blackened teeth, and a "sickly zoo-smell". He can karate chop a staircase railing with his hand and has a cleft palate, which makes any speech unintelligible (except with Goldfinger who understands everything). Fleming also describes him as having a black belt in karate and a liking for eating cats (explained as acquired during a previous Korean famine).

His weapon of choice is a steel-rimmed bowler hat, which he wears at all times. He demonstrates its utility by beheading a statue some distance away and later he kills Tilly - Bond's accomplice - with his hat.

Oddjob is killed by James Bond when he shatters the window next to Oddjob's seat on a Boeing 377 stratocruiser airplane, which depressurizes the plane and sucks him out of the window. Bond obviously survives.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising Team member 1nn1.

Answer: Goldfinger's pilot

Pussy Galore, an American born into poverty followed by juvenile delinquency, joins a circus and becomes an acrobat. She recruited trapeze artists to form an unsuccessful carnival and festival act, but after this failure she re-purposed the troupe as cat burglars. This venture was successful and grew into an organised crime unit called the Cement Mixers, based in Harlem NYC. She and her group are recruited by Auric Goldfinger to assist in robbing Fort Knox of gold bullion worth $15 billion.

James Bond gets wind of this plan and alerts his American colleague Felix Leiter. A battle occurs on-site during the robbery but Goldfinger and Galore escape. Goldfinger then hijacks Bond's plane by managing to sedate all the crew. However Galore flips sides and poses as a stewardess. She helps Bond, who kills Goldfinger and his henchman, and the two escape from the plane. Thought to be gay, she falls in love with Bond. She shows remorse for her misdeeds, but Bond does not report her involvement. The couple are still together at the end of the novel.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising Team member 1nn1.

Answer: Count Lippe

Count Lippe is charged with the task of recruiting and overseeing Giuseppe Petacchi for a plot to hijack a bomber with an atomic cargo. Luppe's tell-tale tattoo is spotted by Bond, who goes to investigate his room at the Spa. Bond is seen, however, and winds up being made a little taller on a spinal traction machine. He's rescued by Patricia Fearing, and Lippe finds himself trapped in a steam bath.

Count Lippe, who appears in the 1961 Ian Fleming novel "Thunderball", isn't a very reliable villain. After attempting to take Bond's life, he winds up in hospital - it is then that SPECTRE decides he should be eliminated and set Agent #6 to the task. In desperation, Lippe has another go at Bond, but winds up being blown up in his own car.

This question was placed surreptitiously into the quiz by Phoenix Rising's VegemiteKid (disguised as a Marmite sandwich).

Answer: Live and Let Die

Whisper appears in "Live and Let Die", Ian Fleming's second Bond novel, published in 1954. In the novel it is revealed Whisper was born in a part of Harlem called "Lung Block" because of the high rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the area. Whisper contracted TB while he was an infant and lost one complete lung and half of the other. This is why he can only whisper.

Whisper works as a telephone messenger for Mr. Big and when Bond escapes Mr. Big's men, Whisper is sent out to kill him. He of course fails. He is arrested at the end of the novel after the death of Mr. Big.

This question was low talked into the quiz by Phoenix Rising's tazman6619.

Answer: Donovan

Donovan Grant was born in Northern Ireland thanks to a one-night fling between an Irish waitress and a traveling German strongman, who performed under the name of "The Mighty O'Donovan". His mother passed away a short while after giving birth and requested that her son be named after his father.

Grant, whilst not intelligent, proved to be street-smart but he had a nasty habit... he liked to kill, particularly when the moon was full. He'd committed a series of killings in his homeland and the legend of the "Moon Killer" soon spread. This forced him to leave. He joined the British army, which led to a posting to Berlin. While there he was drawn to Russia and their stories of brutality, and he defected. Long story short, he passed rigorous political testing, but was deemed too unsafe for the public. He was transferred to SMERSH where he rose rapidly through the ranks as an enforcer and assassin.

In "From Russia with Love", a rather complicated plot was drawn up to discredit the British intelligence community by disgracing and killing one of their top agents. That agent was to be James Bond. The lure, or honeytrap, was to be Tatiana Romanova, a SMERSH corporal, purporting to defect with a Soviet Spektor cypher machine. Red Grant, posing as a British agent, had the task of murdering Bond. Despite having Bond at his mercy, he lost the upper hand and was killed.

This question was written by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 who once stood on a packet of fish fingers to spy on his neighbour... figured he could get a Birdseye view.