Q 01/05

Who composed the 'James Bond Theme' first heard in Dr. No (1962)?

A) John Barry

B) David Arnold

C) Monty Norman

D) George Martin

Answer · why

C) Monty Norman

John Barry arranged and performed it and later claimed authorship, but Norman won two libel actions, the last against The Sunday Times in 2001.

Q 02/05

Which singer is the only person to have performed more than one Bond theme?

A) Shirley Bassey

B) Nancy Sinatra

C) Tina Turner

D) Sheena Easton

Answer · why

A) Shirley Bassey

She sang Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker, and also recorded her own 'Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'.

Q 03/05

Which was the first Bond theme to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, in 2013?

A) Live and Let Die

B) Nobody Does It Better

C) GoldenEye

D) Skyfall

Answer · why

D) Skyfall

It took until 2013; Sam Smith and Billie Eilish then made it three in a row.

Q 04/05

Which is the only Bond theme to have reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100?

A) Live and Let Die by Wings

B) A View to a Kill by Duran Duran

C) Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon

D) Skyfall by Adele

Answer · why

B) A View to a Kill by Duran Duran

In the UK it was stuck at number two for three weeks behind Paul Hardcastle's '19'.

Q 05/05

Which was the first Bond theme to reach number one on the UK singles chart?

A) Skyfall by Adele

B) Writing's on the Wall

C) No Time to Die

D) Goldfinger by Bassey

Answer · why

B) Writing's on the Wall

Sam Smith's song entered at number one on 2 October 2015; Billie Eilish's later debuted at the top too.