| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Ian’s father, Valentine Fleming, died fighting in which conflict? | World War One | 92%
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| Which public school did Ian attend from 1921 to 1927? | Eton College | 75%
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| Which notable man wrote Valentine’s obituary in The Times? | Winston Churchill | 75%
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| What was the name of Fleming’s first novel, published in 1953? | Casino Royale | 58%
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| Which children’s book was published in 1964, months after his death? | Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang | 58%
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| Which fictional character was the hero of this novel, and eleven others? | James Bond | 58%
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| Which branch of the military did he join at the outbreak of World War 2? | Royal Navy | 58%
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| What was the name of the house he built there in the 1940s? | Goldeneye | 42%
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| Post-war, Ian annually spent 3 months holiday mainly in which country? | Jamaica | 42%
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| What was the highest military rank that Fleming achieved? | Lieutenant Commander | 42%
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| What was the name of Ian’s older brother, who also became a writer? | Peter Fleming | 42%
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| In the early 1930s Ian worked for which News Agency? | Reuters News Agency | 42%
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| In 1927 he attended a small private school in which European country? | Austria | 33%
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| What was Ian Fleming’s middle name? | Lancaster | 33%
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| Age was a cadet at which Royal Military College for about a year? | Sandhurst | 33%
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| What was the name of the long-term mistress he married in 1952? | Ann Charteris | 25%
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| What was the name of their son, who was born a few months later? | Caspar | 25%
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| He was taken to court in 1961 over the publication of which novel? | Thunderball | 25%
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| Which artist was the father of Ian’s half-sister, Amaryllis? | Augustus John | 17%
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| Which publishing house was the initial publisher of his books? | Jonathan Cape | 17%
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| What was the name of the Commando unit Ian formed in 1942? | No. 30 Commando | 17%
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