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1.	The movie opens with Bond observing the funeral of SPECTRE operative Colonel Jacques Bouvar. But Colonel Bouvar is not really dead â€“ he is disguised as:
		his brother
		his chauffeur
		the executor of his estate
		his widow

2.	Bond fights with Bouvar and kills him by strangling him with a poker. Before making his escape, he:
		throws flowers on the corpse
		helps himself to something from the drinks cabinet
		takes a magazine to read on the drive back to Paris
		lights a match using the dead man's shoe

3.	Bond escapes from the chateau to his Aston Martin using a portable:
		hang-glider
		jet pack
		gyrocopter
		fan. Like the Fan Man

4.	Now the opening sequence is done, it's time for the opening credits. Who performs the theme song for Thunderball?
		Tom Jones
		Shirley Bassey
		Gene Pitney
		Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

5.	With his back to us is SPECTRE Number Two, Emilio Largo. What is his most distinguishing feature?
		An artificial leg
		A hook for a hand
		An eyepatch
		A parrot

6.	Number 9 is executed for embezzling from SPECTRE. How was the execution carried out?
		Poison
		Hammer
		Pirhanas
		Electric chair

7.	Bond meets SPECTRE operative Count Lippe at Shrublands, which is:
		a casino
		a health spa
		a golf course
		a retreat for the criminally insane

8.	Calling from Shrublands, Bond threatens to put Moneypenny across his knee. Why doesn't Moneypenny believe him?
		Because Bond is weak from a diet of yoghurt and lemon juice
		Because Bond is weak from shagging the nurse
		Because M would remove him from the service
		Because Bond always promises, but never delivers

9.	Suspicious of Count Lippe, Bond sneaks into his room. What does he take before leaving?
		A banana
		An apple
		A grape
		An orange

10.	SPECTRE hijacks a bomber armed with nuclear warheads by gassing everyone on board except the SPECTRE operative, who is:
		the pilot
		the radio operator
		the observer from NATO
		an exact double of the observer from NATO

11.	SPECTRE plans to hijack atomic weapons and threaten to destroy a city in the United Kingdom or the United States of America. How much money do they ask for as a ransom?
		One million dollars
		One million pounds
		One hundred million dollars
		One hundred million pounds

12.	SPECTRE asks the British Government to indicate their agreement to paying the ransom by arranging for:
		the Tower Bridge to be raised at nine o'clock
		Big Ben to strike seven at six o'clock
		the Prime Minister to declare his affection for pickled onions on live television
		the Royal Flag to be flown at Buckingham Palace even though the Queen is not in residence

13.	Bond is initially assigned to look for the missing nuclear warheads in Canada, but indicates a preference to carry out the search in which country?
		the Bahamas
		Jamaica
		Greece
		Portugal

14.	Bond's first objective is to make contact with this character. What is her name?
		Solitaire
		Uno
		Checkers
		Domino

15.	And how is Bond certain that he will recognise her?
		she has a knockout figure
		she has a distinctive mole on her chin
		she has two moles on her left thigh
		she is a former Miss France, and Bond is a beauty pageant afficionado

16.	What does Bond do at his first meeting with Largo?
		beat him at cards
		take his mistress out for champagne, caviar and dancing
		repeatedly drop the word 'spectre' to see if it gets a reaction
		all of the above

17.	Quist allows Bond to get the better of him. What is his punishment?
		he is told to do better next time and sent to kill Bond
		he is beaten to a jelly
		he is shot with a spear gun
		he is thrown in the shark pool

18.	Q is sent to equip Bond in the field, a practice he finds highly irregular. What equipment does he not give to Bond?
		a watch that is also a Geiger counter
		a spear-gun-proof scuba suit
		a small tube that allows Bond to breathe underwater
		an underwater camera with infra-red film

19.	After scouting Largo's yacht, Bond takes up hitch-hiking and is picked up by Fiona Volpe. How does he know she is a SPECTRE operative?
		she wears the same octopus ring as Largo
		she visibly reacts when Bond drops the word 'spectre'
		he doesn't know... until he finds out she talks in her sleep
		she's a mysterious, beautiful woman driving a fast car who happens to be staying at Bond's hotel.

20.	This is Vargas. What does Vargas like to do?
		smoke
		drink
		make love
		it is never revealed, but implied that he likes to hurt people

21.	Bond returns to his hotel room, only to find Fiona Volpe in the bath. She asks for something to put on. Bond hands her:
		a towel
		a bathrobe
		a kimono
		a pair of shoes

22.	The nuclear bombs are placed on board Largo's yacht, the Disco Volante. What is special about the Disco Volante?
		it can jettison its stern and speed away on hydrofoils
		it holds the speed record for crossing the Atlantic
		it has a jet engine for use in quick getaways
		it can fit two nuclear submarines in its hull

23.	Just in case the Western powers choose not to pay the ransom, SPECTRE plans to blow up:
		Washington DC
		Miami
		London
		San Francisco

24.	After a very long underwater battle sequence, SPECTRE is foiled and the day is saved. Who kills Largo?
		Bond
		Felix Leiter
		Domino
		No one. He is on the Disco Volante when it crashes and explodes

25.	In the novel Thunderball Largo is depicted as a large, olive-skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, rather than a grey-haired fatso with an eyepatch. What particular characteristic does Largo have?
		huge, hairy hands that are likened to brown, furry animals
		long, pointed fingers that are likened to scorpion tails
		a cold, calculating manner that is likened to a praying mantis
		black, empty eyes that are likened to those of a snake