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1.	The movie opens with Bond infiltrating an airbase in an unnamed Caribbean country. How?
		By hiding on the undercarriage of a truck
		By impersonating a high-ranking officer who looks exactly like Bond, only with a moustache
		The woman he is travelling with distracts the guards with her legs, giving Bond time to sneak in
		With his blond hair, blue eyes and plummy accent, Bond fits right in

2.	Bond is rumbled at the air base and taken away in a truck. He promptly escapes using the guard's parachutes, a horse-float and what mode of transport?
		A horse
		A dune buggy
		A speedboat
		The world's smallest jet aircraft

3.	A reception at the British Embassy in East Berlin is rudely interrupted by a mortally-wounded 009 dressed as a clown. What does he die trying to deliver?
		A code machine
		A diamond
		A Fabergé egg
		Juggling balls

4.	Back in London, Bond is called to M's office and finds that Moneypenny has a new assistant. What is her name?
		Penelope Smallbone
		Penelope Smallbush
		Penelope Smallmouth
		Penelope Smallpants

5.	Bond's assignment is to go to a Sotheby's auction to identify the seller of a Fabergé egg, which is advertised in the auction brochure as:
		Property of a Lady
		The Hildebrand Rarity
		Scrambled Eggs
		Risico

6.	Bond follows the egg's buyer, Kamal Khan, to India. His local contact, Vijay, identifies himself to Bond by:
		Greeting him at the airport
		Buying him a martini, shaken, not stirred
		Playing the Bond theme music on a snake charmer's flute
		Saying the code phrase 'Would you like a ride in my tuk-tuk?'

7.	Rocking the white tuxedo, Bond catches Kamal Khan cheating at what game?
		Chess
		Roulette
		Backgammon
		Pai Gow

8.	On losing 200,000 rupees to Bond, Kamal Khan's advice to his opponent is:
		Your luck will change sooner than you think, Mr Bond.
		You play a dangerous game, Mr Bond.
		Spend the money quickly, Mr Bond.
		Sleep lightly, Mr Bond.

9.	After leaving the casino, Bond is attacked by Kamal's men. Where does he get the sword from?
		A sword salesman
		A sword swallower
		A sword maker
		The dude with the sword that he just punched out

10.	Kamal goes to visit the mysterious Octopussy on her island. He is transported there by barge, powered by scantily-clad women rowing to the chant of:
		In! Out!
		One! Two!
		Stroke! Stroke!
		Pull! Pull!

11.	Magda meets Bond for dinner and has his photo taken, telling him "It's for my scrapbook. I collect... memories." Bond's response is:
		Well, let's get around to making a few.
		Will I be joining them soon?
		At my age, I understand completely.
		Well, I think you have some very nice mammaries already.

12.	Bond is captured by Kamal and invited to dinner. What's the main course?
		Chilled monkey brains
		Curried goat's feet
		Python vindaloo
		Stuffed sheep's head

13.	Who does Bond invite in for a nightcap?
		Octopussy
		Magda
		Gobinda
		Magda, then Gobinda

14.	Bond escapes from Kamal's palace and sneaks onto Octopussy's island using what mode of transport?
		Canoe
		Octopussy's barge
		Crocodile submarine
		Fishing boat

15.	Why does Octopussy invite Bond to be her guest for a few days?
		Bond served with her father in the Royal Navy
		Bond allowed her father to commit suicide instead of arresting him
		Bond killed her father and she wants to keep him close for revenge
		She's into older men – they remind her of her father

16.	Kamal: "You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving." Bond replies:
		You know what they say about the fittest.
		I'll just have to live with that.
		Merely delaying the inevitable.
		I'm James Bond, bitch!

17.	Jewelery-smuggling is her main business, but Octopussy has diversified her business empire into:
		Cruise ships
		bordellos
		circuses
		microelectronics

18.	Why isn't Q worried that Bond hasn't been seen since he went to Octopussy's island?
		Because he's more worried about getting his crocodile submarine back in one piece
		Because the homing detector in Bond's shoe is working
		Because Bond always turns up alright
		Because Bond is on an island exclusively populated by beautiful women. Duh!

19.	In addition to the snappy military uniform above, Bond has several wardrobe changes over the course of the movie. What outfit does he not wear?
		Clown outfit
		Gorilla costume
		Pirate clothes
		Safari suit

20.	General Orlov plans to detonate a nuclear bomb at a US airbase, and believes Western Europe will respond by:
		Invading East Germany, where his tank divisions will be waiting to crush them
		Ending diplomatic relations, and other pitiful sabre-rattling
		Doing nothing, because the West is ideologically weak
		Unilaterally disarming, because everyone will think it was an American bomb

21.	General Orlov is eventually killed by:
		General Gogol
		Border guards
		An octopus
		Bond

22.	Octopussy does not feature death by:
		razor-sharp yo-yo
		octopus
		acid-filled pen
		bed of nails

23.	In the circus, Mishka and Grishka are:
		Trained bears
		Trapeze artists
		Identical twin knife-throwers
		Clowns

24.	After foiling Kamal's plans, Bond follows him to India, arriving at his palace by:
		Parachute
		Jetski
		Hang glider
		Balloon with the Union Jack on it

25.	In Ian Fleming's short story Octopussy, Bond is sent to arrest Major Dexter Smythe, an army officer who stole a cache of Nazi gold. Bond has a personal stake in the arrest because Smythe killed his:
		father
		friend and colleague, 009
		ski instructor
		massage therapist