Oh! Those Opening "007" Scenes Quiz

Answer: Moonraker

James Bond was pushed from a crippled plane without a parachute. Lucky for him the pilot had just jumped. He soared towards the pilot and caught him in mid air. They wrestled for the chute and Bond won. He put the chute on himself while the pilot fell to his death.

Answer: Die Another Day

James Bond was sent to assassinate a North Korean Army Officer. He and two other agents surfed to shore during the dark of night. Bond, in disguise, was able to infiltrate the military base. Even though he was identified, he still completed his mission.

Answer: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

This was the first movie without Sean Connery. Bond was played by George Lazenby. Bond tried to stop a beautiful woman from killing herself on the beach. As he attempted to save her, he was attacked by a couple of thugs. After the girl ran away he said the famous words, "this never happened to the other fellow".

The meaning of these words were never explained, but maybe it was a reference to Sean Connery.

Answer: For Your Eyes Only

A man in a wheelchair, holding a white cat, took control of a helicopter Bond was in. With the white cat and bald head, we are led to believe that this was his enemy, Blofeld. Bond seized control of the copter and picked up the wheelchair with the skis. He threw the man in a factory smokestack. This opening scene had nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie.

Answer: You Only Live Twice

A U.S. spacecraft was orbiting the Earth, while one of the astronauts performed a spacewalk. A larger unidentified spacecraft approached it. The cone of the larger spacecraft opened up and swallowed the smaller one. The astronaut outside the craft was killed when the umbilical was severed. This was done by Blofeld to create tension between the superpowers, and start a war.

Answer: Thunderball

James Bond attended a funeral for a SPECTRE agent he had assassinated. It turned out the agent who was supposed to be dead was actually alive and disguised as the widow. Bond killed him during a tough fight. He was injured during his escape but got to a jet pack and flew to his car.

Answer: The Spy Who Loved Me

Bond had a gun hidden in one of his ski poles. He killed a couple of his pursuers before he went over the cliff. One of the men he killed was the lover of the Russian agent he teamed up with, Major Anya Amasova. She was played by Barbara Bach. When she found out that he was the one who killed her lover, she vowed revenge on him after the mission was over.

Answer: You Only Live Twice

James Bond was obviously not killed but British Intelligence faked his death. This was done because Bond had killed some high ranking SPECTRE agents and was now a wanted man. It was the best way to get SPECTRE to leave Bond alone.

Answer: Licence To Kill

James and Felix interrupted the wedding to capture Franz Sanchez, a Colombian drug lord. They caught him but he got away. Sanchez's goons maimed Felix and killed Della, his new wife. Bond left the Secret Service to avenge Felix and Della. Even though his licence to kill was revoked, MI6 still backed him up. Q showed up and gave him some useful devices.

Answer: Dr. No

In the introduction I stated that "most" 007 movies had an opening scene. "Dr. No" was the first movie of the series and did not have an opening scene. There was also no theme song. It just opened up with an animated introduction.