Shaken But Not Deterred Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Niven

In 1974, "The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Jack Lemmon won the Academy Award for Best Actor, but they were both upstaged by an unplanned event. Robert Opel, a photographer and art gallery owner, streaked across the stage on live television while making a peace sign with one hand. Co-Host David Niven remarked, "The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings."

Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, and John Huston hosted the 46th Academy Awards in 1974 along with David Niven (1910-1983). David Niven appeared in films such as "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946) and "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956). Although Bob Hope, Billy Crystal, and Johnny Carson all hosted the Academy Awards broadcasts in multiple years, they did not in 1974.

Answer: Barry Nelson

Barry Nelson (1917-2007) was an American actor who was born and grew up in northern California. After his service in the United States Army during World War II, he had an active career on the Broadway stage, on television, and in the movies. Nelson had the leading role in "Hudson's Bay" a 1959 series set in Canada that lasted for 20 episodes. He was married twice--first to Teresa Celli and second to Nansilee Hoy.

Jack Nicholson (born 1937) was born in New Jersey. Brad Pitt (born 1963) was born in Oklahoma. Adam West (1928-2017) was born in Washington.

Answer: Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton (born 1946) is an actor who portrayed King Philip II of France in the film "The Lion in Winter" (1968) and Henry, Lord Darnley (Mary's second husband) in the film "Mary, Queen of Scots" (1971). He also portrayed Prince Barin in the film "Flash Gordon" (1980) and, on television, portrayed Rassilon on two episodes of "Doctor Who".

Gary Oldman (born 1958), Alan Rickman (1946-2016), and Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), although all actors, did not portray those roles in those years.

Answer: Bob Holness

Robert Holness (1928-2012) was born in South Africa but moved to the United Kingdom as a child. In addition to "Blockbusters", he also hosted the television shows "Take a Letter" and "Call My Bluff". Holness also had a career as a radio presenter and occasionally acted in roles on television.

Bill Cullen (1920-1990) hosted "Blockbusters" (1980-1982) in the United States. Michael Pope (born 1962) hosted "Blockbusters" (1991-1994) in Australia. Sven Epiney (born 1972) hosted "Blockbusters" (1997-2000) in Switzerland.

In "Blockbusters", contestants competed to create a chain of controlled spaces across a board with 20 hexagonal shapes by answering a series of questions.

Answer: Pierce Brosnan

"The Thomas Crown Affair" is a heist film. Pierce Brosnan (born 1953) also played the title character in the television series "Remington Steele" (1982-1987) as well as appearing in the musical comedy "Mamma Mia!" (2008). Bronsan has five children from his two marriages as well as grandchildren.

Patrick Stewart (born 1940), Michael Caine (born 1933), and Christopher Eccleston (born 1964) are all actors but did not star in the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair".

Answer: Robin Hood

Christopher Cazenove (1943-2010) was an actor of stage, screen, and television. Tom Brown first appeared in the 1857 novel "Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughes. The book follows his experiences at Rugby School, an English public school. The novel has been adapted for film and television on several occasions. Richard Hannay is a character created by John Buchan for use in various novels including "The Thirty-Nine Steps" (1915) which was adapted for a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1939. "Bulldog" Drummond was a character created by H.C. McNeile for several novels.

Cazenove did not portray Robin Hood in the television episode. He did portray a character from "Beau Geste", a 1924 military novel by P.C. Wren which has been adapted for film on several occasions.

Answer: Daniel Craig

"Tomb Raider" was inspired by the popular series of video games and starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. Daniel Craig (born 1968) is an actor who has also appeared in the films "The Road to Perdition" (2002) and "Munich" (2005). He also played a role in the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London that year.

Matt Smith (born 1982), Henry Cavill (born 1983), and Guy Pearce (born 1964) are all actors but none appeared as Lara Croft's love interest in "Tomb Raider".

Answer: George Lazenby

For both George Lazenby (born 1939) and Pam Shriver (born 1962), this was their second marriage. They had three children together before divorcing. Pam Shriver won several major tournaments during her playing days in both singles and doubles competition including the 1978 US Open and the 1983 French Open. George Lazenby first became well known for appearing in a commercial for Big Fry Chocolate. He also starred in a critically acclaimed Italian film "Who Saw Her Die?" (1972).

Although Mel Giblson (born 1956), Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), and Russell Crowe (born 1964) are all actors, none of them were married to Pam Shriver from 2002-2008.

Answer: Toby Stephens

Dame Maggie Smith (born 1934) is a British actress who may be best known for portraying Minerva McGonagall in eight "Harry Potter" films and Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey" (2010-2015) and for the 1968 film "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". Maggie Smith has two sons--Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens--with her first husband Robert Stephens. Toby Stephens (born 1969) is an actor who has appeared in the motion picture "Die Another Day" (2002) and the television series "Black Sails" (2014-2017). He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Hugh Grant (born 1960), David Tennant (born 1971), and Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989) are all actors but are not related to Maggie Smith. (To be fair, Daniel Radcliffe portrayed Professor McGonagall's student Harry Potter in several films.)

Answer: James Bond

Let us start with two people who are well known for portraying James Bond but where not mentioned in this quiz.

Sean Connery (born 1930) portrayed the spy in "Dr. No" (1962), "From Russia with Love" (1963), "Goldfinger" (1964), "Thunderball" (1965), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "Diamonds are Forever" (1971), and "Never Say Never Again" (1983). He has also starred in "The Untouchables" (1987), "Highlander" (1986), and "Marnie" (1964).

Roger Moore (1927-2017) portrayed Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973), "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Moonraker" (1979), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "Octopussy" (1983), and "A View to a Kill" (1985). He also portrayed the Simon Templar in the television series "The Saint" (1962-1969).

Now onto the answers to this quiz.

David Niven portrayed the retired Bond in "Casino Royale" (1967), a spoof not made by EON productions and loosely based on the Ian Fleming novel. It has been said that David Niven was author Ian Fleming's first choice to play James Bond.

Barry Nelson portrayed Bond in an 1954 episode of the Television how "Climax!" that adapted "Casino Royale". In the episode, James/"Jimmy" Bond was an US secret agent who worked with the British Clarence (not Felix) Leiter.

Timothy Dalton portrayed the spy in "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "License to Kill" (1989). Legal battles unrelated to Timothy Dalton held up the production of further "Bond" films until he chose to move onto other roles.

Bob Holness voiced James Bond in a 1956 South African radio production of "Moonraker".

Pierce Brosnan portrayed Bond in "GoldenEye" (1995), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "The World is Not Enough" (1999), and "Die Another Day" (2002).

Christopher Cazenove portrayed James Bond in the episode "The British Hero" of "Omnibus". Cazenove re-enacted several scenes including the scene from "Goldfinger" where Bond is strapped to a table as a dangerous object approaches him although in this case it was a circular saw blade rather than a laser beam.

Daniel Craig portrayed James Bond in "Casino Royale" (2006), "Quantum of Solace" (2008), "Skyfall" (2012), and "Spectre" (2015), which in some ways rebooted the series. His appearance in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was also in the character of James Bond.

George Lazenby acted as James Bond in the 1969 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". He chose at the time not to portray the character in other films, a decision he later regretted.

Toby Stephens voiced James Bond in three radio productions produced by BBC Radio 4: "Dr. No" (2008), "Goldfinger" (2010), and "From Russia with Love" (2012). He had previously portrayed a villain in the 2002 Bond film "Die Another Day".

It should be mentioned that this list could be expanded even further if other individuals who have portrayed James Bond--including stunt actors and voice actors in video games--were included.