"Right, pay attention 007" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Vassar

Vassar College is a private liberal arts college located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Originally founded as a women-only college in 1861, when it was the second degree awarding institution in the United States, Vassar became a co-educational college in 1969. Vassar offers undergraduate degrees in 50 separate programmes, with a student body of around 2,500, while it also has a long-standing relationship with Yale University.

In "Moonraker", having travelled to the secret space station constructed by Hugo Drax, Bond and CIA agent and trained NASA astronaut Holly Goodhead begin an effort to sabotage the billionaire's plan, which involves a fight with a number of Drax's guards. Having seen Goodhead's prowess, Bond asks if she learned to fight at NASA, to which she replies no, she learned at Vassar.

Answer: Biathlon

Biathlon is a winter sport that combines the disciplines of cross-country skiing and shooting. The skiing element of the competition is a race over a set distance (with different events having different overall distances), which is then itself divided into legs that are separated by shooting rounds. The shooting element utilises a small-bore .22 calibre rifle, which is fired from either prone or standing position at a set of five targets located 50m from the competitor. If any of the targets are missed, distance is added to the next skiing leg, with the race winner being the first across the finishing line.

Erich Kriegler is an East German biathlete who Bond first encounters while escorting Bibi Dahl to watch the biathlon competition. After Bond leaves Bibi to return to town, Kriegler, who is also a KGB operative, attempts to assassinate him, but is unsuccessful.

Answer: Sotheby's

The auction house that became Sotheby's was originally established in 1744 by Samuel Baker, a London bookseller, becoming Baker & Leigh in 1767 when Baker went into partnership with George Leigh. Upon Baker's death in 1778, his share of the business was left to Baker and Baker's nephew, John Sotheby. The Sotheby family then became the sole proprietors upon Leigh's death in 1816. Initially a book auctioneer, it expanded to selling prints, coins and medals during the mid 19th century, and extended to fine arts in the early 20th century. From the 1960s onwards, Sotheby's expanded by opening offices in several major cities overseas, eventually becoming one of the preeminent names in fine art and other auctions.

Bond is sent to Sotheby's by 'M', accompanied by MI6's art expert, Jim Fanning, to check on the sale of a Fabergé; the interest stems from the fact that a copy of the same egg was recovered by agent 009, who was murdered for it. Fanning notes the presence of Kamal Khan, an exiled Afghan noble and noted seller of fine arts, who is bidding to buy the egg. This leads Bond to get into a bidding war, as he is interested to see how desperate Kamal is to obtain the egg.

Answer: Order of Lenin

The Order of Lenin was established in April 1930 as the highest civilian honour awarded by the Soviet Union. the award of the Order of Lenin could be made for meeting one of a number of criteria - to civilians for "outstanding service to the state", members of the armed forces with "exemplary service", individuals promoting "friendship and cooperation", and people that provided "meritorious service to the Soviet state and people". As a result, it could be awarded both to Soviet citizens and non-Soviets from other nations.

Bond is awarded the Order of Lenin, the first non-Soviet citizen so honoured according to the KGB's General Gogol, following his successful foiling of the plot by Max Zorin to destroy Silicon Valley. The reasoning for the award from the Soviet government is that, without the technology produced there, Soviet research would flounder, and thus it is an imperative that it be protected.

Answer: Tangier

Tangier is a city on the Maghreb coast of north-west Morocco at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. Originally founded around the 10th century BC, it was a significant strategic location, and was known to many of the ancient civilisations of southern Europe and north Africa. Modern Tangier was occupied for 200 years from 1471 by the Portuguese, before forming part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza upon her marriage to Charles II of England in 1661. The city was made an international zone in 1923, before becoming part of Morocco proper upon the country's full independence in 1956.

Following the apparent revelation of a new Soviet assassination programme, "Smert Spionam" ("Death to Spies"), Bond is ordered to Tangier to assassinate General Pushkin, the head of the KGB, who is due to speak at a trade conference there. Bond however has his doubts about the veracity of the evidence provided for Smert Spionam, and conducts his own investigation into the matter, concluding that both he and MI6 are being manipulated.

Answer: DEA

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a law enforcement agency of the US federal government. Falling under the direction of the US Department of Justice, the agency's primary purpose is combatting the trafficking and distribution of illegal substances within the United States. As such, the agency is the body wholly responsible for undertaking and coordinating drug investigations both at home and abroad. The agency was formed in 1973 following the proposal to create a single body for the enforcement of federal drug laws, which saw a number of law enforcement agencies from across the federal government merged into a single agency.

In "Licence to Kill", Bond's old friend and comrade from the CIA, Felix Leiter, has moved agencies to work for the DEA, and is heading an investigation into Colombian drug baron Franz Sanchez, who Leiter and Bond are able to capture on Felix's wedding day. Sanchez's subsequent escape, together with his maiming of Leiter and murder of his bride lead to Bond going rogue from MI6 to seek revenge.

Answer: La Fayette

La Fayette is a frigate belonging to the French Navy, and is the lead ship of her class. Originally designed in the late 1980s, the La Fayette-class was one of the first major classes of warship to incorporate the most recent advances in low observability, with their hull and superstructure shape being designed to be both smooth, and with as few vertical surfaces as possible. Combined with the use of radar-absorbent materials in construction, the 3,000 tonne La Fayette displays the radar signature of a large fishing boat. La Fayette itself was launched in 1992, and commissioned into the French Navy in 1996.

In "Goldeneye", La Fayette is moored in the harbour of Monte Carlo in Monaco to serve as the venue for a demonstration flight of the new Tiger attack helicopter. Bond is aware that something is planned, and, having infiltrated a yacht owned by a noted crime syndicate and found the body of a murdered Canadian admiral, realises whatever is to happen is taking place aboard the La Fayette. Despite forcing his way on board the warship, he is unable to prevent the theft of the helicopter.

Answer: HMS Devonshire

The Type 23 frigate was initially developed in the 1970s as a planned anti-submarine vessel for use against Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic. However, the concept was adapted during the early 1980s building on lessons learned during the Falklands War to become a more balanced general warfare design. A total of 16 were planned for, with the first, HMS Norfolk, eventually commissioned in June 1990. The class came to be known as the "Dukes", as each was named for a British dukedom.

HMS Devonshire is a Type 23 that is on a routine deployment in the South China Sea. Unbeknownst to its crew, the ship is intentionally sent off-course into Chinese waters, which leads to it being investigated by aircraft from the Chinese air force. However, a third party is manipulating the situation, causing the loss of the Devonshire and the shooting down of one of the Chinese aircraft, in an effort to cause a war between the two countries.

Answer: Caviar

Caviar is a luxury foodstuff consisting of salt-cured fish roe, primarily sourced from members of the sturgeon family, although the term can also be used for roe of other fish, such as salmon, trout or carp. When referring to caviar from sturgeon, this traditionally means wild sturgeon, such as beluga, ossetra or sevruga, from either the Black Sea or Caspian Sea. As a foodstuff, it is generally eaten either as a garnish or spread, while it can be served either as fresh or pasteurised, although pasteurised caviar reduces both its economic and culinary value.

Bond seeks information from his old rival, Zukovsky, related to the assassin Renard. Visiting the Russian at his caviar factory in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea, the pair are attacked by helicopters carrying special saws used to trim trees located in oil fields and other difficult to access areas. This sees Zukovsky's factory completely destroyed before Bond is able to knock down the helicopters.

Answer: Piccadilly

The Piccadilly Line is one of the London Underground's deep tube lines, located a considerable distance below ground level and with a smaller diameter than the so-called "cut-and-cover" lines. Originally opened in 1906 as the Great Northern, Brompton & Piccadilly Railway, it was owned by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, a private company that was the precursor of London Underground. Originally operating between Finsbury Park and Hammersmith, extensions were subsequently built to Cockfosters in the north-west (opened 1933) and Heathrow Airport (opened 1977).

In "Die Another Day", Bond accesses MI6's secret underground facility through a door on Westminster Bridge, which leads to a network of tunnels that feed into the abandoned Vauxhall Cross tube station. The old station platform, which displays a map of the Piccadilly Line (showing the next station along the line as Hyde Park Corner) is used as part of Q-Branch's facility, and is where Bond is shown his new Aston Martin Vanquish with adaptive camouflage.