Q 01/05

In which city was Sean Connery born in 1930?

A) Glasgow

B) Dundee

C) Aberdeen

D) Edinburgh

Answer · why

D) Edinburgh

He grew up at 176 Fountainbridge and was known as Tommy, and later 'Big Tam', before adopting his middle name.

Q 02/05

What was Connery's first job?

A) Lifeguard

B) Coffin polisher

C) Milkman

D) Lorry driver

Answer · why

C) Milkman

Decades later a taxi driver was amazed he could name every street; 'As a boy I used to deliver milk round here,' he explained.

Q 03/05

Which two tattoos did Connery acquire in the Royal Navy?

A) 'Edinburgh' and a lion rampant

B) A ship and 'Tommy'

C) An anchor and a thistle

D) 'Mum and Dad' and 'Scotland Forever'

Answer · why

D) 'Mum and Dad' and 'Scotland Forever'

He was discharged at 19 with a duodenal ulcer, a family complaint, after training as a gunner and serving on HMS Formidable.

Q 04/05

Which football manager reportedly offered Connery a 25-pounds-a-week contract?

A) Jock Stein

B) Matt Busby

C) Stan Cullis

D) Bill Shankly

Answer · why

B) Matt Busby

He turned it down, reasoning that a footballer is over the hill by 30 and he was already 23: 'one of my more intelligent moves'.

Q 05/05

Connery learned about auditions for South Pacific while competing in what?

A) A swimming gala

B) A boxing tournament

C) A bodybuilding contest

D) A Highland games

Answer · why

C) A bodybuilding contest

He had begun bodybuilding at 18 and entered the Mr. Universe contest, though accounts differ on how he placed.