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

Milkman: he left school at 13 and went to work full time for the local dairy.

Q 03/05

Which two tattoos did Connery acquire in the Royal Navy?

A) 'Edinburgh' and a lion rampant

B) A mermaid and 'Mother Dear'

C) An anchor and a thistle

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

Answer · why

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

'Mum and Dad' and 'Scotland Forever': he got them in the navy, which discharged him at 19 with a duodenal ulcer.

Q 04/05

In which Spanish resort did Connery and his wife Micheline live for more than two decades?

A) Marbella

B) Ibiza

C) Benidorm

D) Torremolinos

Answer · why

A) Marbella

Marbella: after they sold their villa there, Spanish authorities opened a tax-fraud investigation into the sale.

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

A bodybuilding contest: he had entered Mr. Universe, though accounts differ on how he placed, and joined South Pacific's London chorus.