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JAMES BOND: 007 QUOTES QUIZ - 2

Identify the Bond Villain (from the books or movies) from these quotations ...

001. "A sort of rich man's Fu Manchu, he is one of the less forgettable characters in modern fiction."
Time magazine

002. "The chief heavy, an insane pelagiophilic ex-undertaker endearingly bent on sparking off the Third World War, lacks the presence of Goldfinger or Mr. Big."
Kingsley Amis

003. "A female unparalleled for awfulness."
Elizabeth Bowen

004. "He, like many another Bond villain, seems to have the makings of a frustrated host: It must be galling to have the most elaborate secret hideaways on earth, and no way to show off."
Roger Ebert

005. "A scar-faced capitalist villain with greed as a motive hardly makes a compelling Bond villain."
Peter Stack

006. "The seriousness of his demeanour was matched only by the sheer stupidity of his scheme and the obvious criminality in his choice of costumier."
Brendan Plant

007. "Possibly the first psycho killer in British fiction."
Charlie Higson




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001. "A sort of rich man's Fu Manchu, Dr. No is one of the less forgettable characters in modern fiction."
The Upper-Crust Low Life in Time magazine (May 5, 1958)

002. "The chief heavy, one Sigmund Stromberg, an insane pelagiophilic ex-undertaker endearingly bent on sparking off the Third World War, lacks the presence of Goldfinger or Mr. Big."
Kingsley Amis in The New Statesman (July 1, 1977)

003. "Rosa Klebb is a female unparalleled for awfulness."
Elizabeth Bowen

004. "Auric Goldfinger, like many another Bond villain, seems to have the makings of a frustrated host: It must be galling to have the most elaborate secret hideaways on earth, and no way to show off."
Roger Ebert in The Chicago Sun-Times (Jan 31, 1999)

005. "Alec Trevelyan: a scar-faced capitalist villain with greed as a motive hardly makes a compelling Bond villain."
Peter Stack in The San Francisco Chronicle (Nov 17, 1995)

006. "The seriousness of Hugo Drax’s demeanour was matched only by the sheer stupidity of his scheme and the obvious criminality in his choice of costumier."
Brendan Plant in The Times (Apr 1, 2008)

007. "Red Grant: possibly the first psycho killer in British fiction."
Charlie Higson in The Guardian (May 9, 2008)






JAMES BOND: 007 QUOTES QUIZ - 1
Work out the missing word(s) that complete 
the following quotes about James Bond.

001 "We had at one time five different scripts on Dr. No ... including one in which Dr. No was a ?????."
Terence Young (1981)
A. woman  B. Martian  C. monkey

002 "Bond was a suave intellectual who could slice through life's difficulties with the ruthless efficiency of ?????."
William Grimes in The New York Times (1991)


A. Oddjob's hat  B. Goldfinger's laser  C. Rosa Klebb's boot knife

003 "Bond is a dinosaur as sexually and politically antique as ?????."
Hal Hinson in The Washington Post (1995)


A. Hugh Hefner  B. Warren Beatty  C. J. F. Kennedy

004 "Bond is little more than a ????? surrounding some timeworn quirks and a quiverful of smartass quips."
John Patterson in The Guardian (2001)
A. tailored tuxedo  B. chalk outline  C. thick skin

005 "I once read that Bond's ????? is a penis substitute. It isn't; there is no substitute for a Bond penis."
Jeanette Winterson in The Guardian (2002)


A. Aston Martin  B. gun  C. tie

006 "Casino Royale is slightly less thrilling than two minutes on a ?????."
Catherine Shoard in The Sunday Telegraph (2006)


A. roller coaster  B. pinball machine  C. kid's RPG

007 "Bond, in short, is a highly perfumed fashion icon, with a license to ?????."
Ben Macintyre, For Your Eyes Only (2008)
A. smell lovely  B. wear a tux  C. bed supermodels


Why not challenge your friends to take the James Bond Quotes Quiz to find out who knows more about 007. 






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001.  C. Monkey 
002.  A. Oddjob's Hat
003.  A. Hugh Hefner
004.  B. Chalk Outline 
005.  C. Tie
006.  A. Roller Coaster
007.  A. Smell Lovely
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