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Casino Royale Quiz: Place Your Answers

You have seen the movie. Now see how much of it you can bring back.

Published 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-24 15 questions

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Casino Royale: The New Guy Is Bad for the Furniture

James Bond has earned a dangerous promotion and is eager to prove he deserves it. His latest assignment puts him across a table from a man who cannot afford to lose, with a sharp partner keeping an eye on the money. Bond can handle a fight better than a quiet conversation, which does not make the job easier. The suits are lovely, the stakes are awful, and relaxing is not on the schedule.

Keep a straight face. The quiz can smell a wild guess.

1. Who makes his first appearance as James Bond in this film?
- Timothy Dalton
- Pierce Brosnan
- Roger Moore
- Daniel Craig
Craig was announced in 2005 to a loud backlash over a blond Bond, which the reviews largely ended. The story resets the series to the start of his career, with the two kills that earn him double-O status shown in black and white before the titles.
2. Who directed Casino Royale?
- Sam Mendes
- Marc Forster
- Martin Campbell
- Michael Apted
Campbell had launched Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye in 1995, which makes him the only director to introduce two Bonds. Marc Forster took over for Quantum of Solace, the direct sequel, and Sam Mendes arrived with Skyfall.
3. Who plays Vesper Lynd?
- Olga Kurylenko
- Léa Seydoux
- Eva Green
- Gemma Arterton
Green, a French actress who had made her name in Bertolucci's The Dreamers, won the BAFTA Rising Star award the following year. Kurylenko, Arterton and Seydoux all played Bond women in the Craig films that followed.
4. Who plays Le Chiffre?
- Christoph Waltz
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Mathieu Amalric
- Javier Bardem
Mikkelsen was a star in Denmark from the Pusher films but little known elsewhere, and this was the part that changed that. The other three all played Craig-era villains too: Amalric in Quantum of Solace, Bardem in Skyfall and Waltz in Spectre.
5. What card game is played in the main tournament?
- Bridge
- Texas hold 'em poker
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
Fleming's novel built the whole plot around baccarat, and both earlier screen versions, the 1954 television play and the 1967 spoof, kept it. The producers switched to hold 'em because poker was booming on television when the film was made.
6. In which country is the Casino Royale tournament held?
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- Switzerland
- Monaco
Montenegro supplied the setting but none of the footage. The town scenes were shot in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, where an old spa building stood in for the casino and the Grandhotel Pupp became the Hotel Splendide.
7. What unusual physical symptom does Le Chiffre have?
- He weeps blood
- His hands turn blue
- He loses his voice
- He cannot blink
Mathis puts it down to a damaged tear duct, and it shows most at the table. Bond also believes he has read Le Chiffre's tell, and loses his entire stake when Le Chiffre fakes it, which is what forces him to find a new backer.
8. Who plays M?
- Maggie Smith
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Judi Dench
- Helen Mirren
Dench was the one piece of casting carried over from the Brosnan films, having first played M in GoldenEye. Here she is a new agent's exasperated boss, and Bond repays her by breaking into her flat and using her login to trace a suspect.
9. Which American agent helps fund Bond's return to the game?
- Bill Tanner
- Jack Wade
- Felix Leiter
- René Mathis
Leiter, played here by Jeffrey Wright, is losing at the same table and stakes Bond in exchange for the CIA taking Le Chiffre into custody. René Mathis is Bond's contact in Montenegro, and Jack Wade was the CIA man of the Brosnan films.
10. What drink does Bond name after Vesper?
- A martini
- A gin sling
- A rum punch
- A champagne cocktail
Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka and half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken, with a slice of lemon peel, straight out of Fleming's novel. After losing his stake, Bond answers the barman's shaken-or-stirred question with 'Do I look like I give a damn?'
11. What airport does Bond reach while trying to stop a bombing?
- JFK
- Miami International
- Charles de Gaulle
- Heathrow
The target is the Skyfleet prototype airliner being unveiled on the tarmac, a plane Le Chiffre has bet heavily against on the markets. Bond clips the bomb to the bomber's own belt, so the man blows himself up and Le Chiffre loses his clients' money.
12. What medical device is used after Bond is poisoned?
- A ventilator
- A dialysis machine
- An insulin pump
- A defibrillator
The Aston Martin holds an MI6 medical kit, and Bond staggers to it after Le Chiffre's girlfriend laces his martini with digitalis. He passes out with a lead unplugged, Vesper connects it, and he returns to the table with 'That last hand nearly killed me.'
13. Who sings the title song You Know My Name?
- Chris Cornell
- David Bowie
- Sting
- Bono
Cornell, the singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, wrote the song with the film's composer David Arnold. The James Bond Theme itself is held back until the very last scene, when Craig finally gets to introduce himself by name.
14. Which author created the original Casino Royale novel?
- Graham Greene
- Len Deighton
- John le Carré
- Ian Fleming
Casino Royale was Fleming's first Bond novel, written in Jamaica and published in 1953. Its film rights had been sold off separately, which produced a 1954 television version and the 1967 spoof, and kept the official series away from the book until 2006.
15. What is Bond's final poker hand in the main game?
- A full house
- Four aces
- A straight flush
- Three kings
Four players go all in on the final hand, and Le Chiffre's full house, aces over sixes, loses to Bond's straight flush in spades running from the four to the eight. The other two players hold a flush and a lesser full house.

All the answers

1. Who makes his first appearance as James Bond in this film?

Daniel Craig

Craig was announced in 2005 to a loud backlash over a blond Bond, which the reviews largely ended. The story resets the series to the start of his career, with the two kills that earn him double-O status shown in black and white before the titles.
2. Who directed Casino Royale?

Martin Campbell

Campbell had launched Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye in 1995, which makes him the only director to introduce two Bonds. Marc Forster took over for Quantum of Solace, the direct sequel, and Sam Mendes arrived with Skyfall.
3. Who plays Vesper Lynd?

Eva Green

Green, a French actress who had made her name in Bertolucci's The Dreamers, won the BAFTA Rising Star award the following year. Kurylenko, Arterton and Seydoux all played Bond women in the Craig films that followed.
4. Who plays Le Chiffre?

Mads Mikkelsen

Mikkelsen was a star in Denmark from the Pusher films but little known elsewhere, and this was the part that changed that. The other three all played Craig-era villains too: Amalric in Quantum of Solace, Bardem in Skyfall and Waltz in Spectre.
5. What card game is played in the main tournament?

Texas hold 'em poker

Fleming's novel built the whole plot around baccarat, and both earlier screen versions, the 1954 television play and the 1967 spoof, kept it. The producers switched to hold 'em because poker was booming on television when the film was made.
6. In which country is the Casino Royale tournament held?

Montenegro

Montenegro supplied the setting but none of the footage. The town scenes were shot in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, where an old spa building stood in for the casino and the Grandhotel Pupp became the Hotel Splendide.
7. What unusual physical symptom does Le Chiffre have?

He weeps blood

Mathis puts it down to a damaged tear duct, and it shows most at the table. Bond also believes he has read Le Chiffre's tell, and loses his entire stake when Le Chiffre fakes it, which is what forces him to find a new backer.
8. Who plays M?

Judi Dench

Dench was the one piece of casting carried over from the Brosnan films, having first played M in GoldenEye. Here she is a new agent's exasperated boss, and Bond repays her by breaking into her flat and using her login to trace a suspect.
9. Which American agent helps fund Bond's return to the game?

Felix Leiter

Leiter, played here by Jeffrey Wright, is losing at the same table and stakes Bond in exchange for the CIA taking Le Chiffre into custody. René Mathis is Bond's contact in Montenegro, and Jack Wade was the CIA man of the Brosnan films.
10. What drink does Bond name after Vesper?

A martini

Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka and half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken, with a slice of lemon peel, straight out of Fleming's novel. After losing his stake, Bond answers the barman's shaken-or-stirred question with 'Do I look like I give a damn?'
11. What airport does Bond reach while trying to stop a bombing?

Miami International

The target is the Skyfleet prototype airliner being unveiled on the tarmac, a plane Le Chiffre has bet heavily against on the markets. Bond clips the bomb to the bomber's own belt, so the man blows himself up and Le Chiffre loses his clients' money.
12. What medical device is used after Bond is poisoned?

A defibrillator

The Aston Martin holds an MI6 medical kit, and Bond staggers to it after Le Chiffre's girlfriend laces his martini with digitalis. He passes out with a lead unplugged, Vesper connects it, and he returns to the table with 'That last hand nearly killed me.'
13. Who sings the title song You Know My Name?

Chris Cornell

Cornell, the singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, wrote the song with the film's composer David Arnold. The James Bond Theme itself is held back until the very last scene, when Craig finally gets to introduce himself by name.
14. Which author created the original Casino Royale novel?

Ian Fleming

Casino Royale was Fleming's first Bond novel, written in Jamaica and published in 1953. Its film rights had been sold off separately, which produced a 1954 television version and the 1967 spoof, and kept the official series away from the book until 2006.
15. What is Bond's final poker hand in the main game?

A straight flush

Four players go all in on the final hand, and Le Chiffre's full house, aces over sixes, loses to Bond's straight flush in spades running from the four to the eight. The other two players hold a flush and a lesser full house.