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1. James Bond finished his meeting at MI6 headquarters and was given instructions on a new mission to recover a stolen micro-fish by arch villain, The Codfather.
What is MI6?
2. His first clue led Bond to the famous HMV music and video store in London where he was told to meet an American CIA agent called Lauren Order.
What do the initials 'HMV' stand for?
3. Since they had to speak in code, the MI6 agent was advised by the American agent that he should travel post haste to a fish and chip shop in Birmingham called "A Salt and Battery".
Which of these airport codes was his best destination?
4. The fish and chip shop owners, Tina Salmon, Tina Chooner and Anne Chovee, told Bond about the black market business of using fish as drug mules. They told him to speak to a man who ran an illegal chop shop selling old MG sports cars who could assist further.
What do the initials MG stand for in this context?
5. The dodgy car salesman, called Robin Spree, cryptically told Bond to go and see the weather forecaster at "Auntie Beeb".
Where is Bond's next destination from the clue given?
6. Bond quickly made his way to see the weather forecaster, Michael Fish. Unfortunately he was too late as Fish had been battered to death with a prawn. Holy shrimp! He found a list of numbers on a torn scrap of paper, with four letters FTSE written in bold which could be crucial to his investigation.
What do these initials signify?
7. Bond decided to tackle a police informer called Scott Free. He had heard through the grapevine that the person Bond sought was paying extortionate prices to keep a fisheries consortium quiet for their involvement in drug smuggling. Although he was helpful, Bond realised his next step was to contact a colleague in the UK government department for fisheries, but which of these was his best bet?
8. Bond was very close to reeling in his target but all the hard work had made him feel ravenous.
Which of these British retailers would he be able to buy a tuna mayo sandwich from their chilled section, and a cold drink, shaken but not stirred?
9. After stopping for lunch, Bond received a vital phone call from an operative called Roger Andout. The Codfather was due to attend the BAFTA ceremony that evening in London and MI5 had put a tail on him.
What do the initials BAFTA stand for?
10. The Codfather took the bait and Bond was eventually able to apprehend him before he escaped by P & O cruise ship to Sardinia. A stash of drugs was found hidden in a tin of fish, packed like sardines of course!
As Bond wrote out his final report, he would like to know what the initials P & O stand for?
Source: Author
Plodd
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