Historical Note
This was one of the first in a series of EA Celebrity Challenges, shameless plugs for recent EA releases that were cleverly disguised as Q&A sessions that were only tangentially related to the game. (Think Craig Kilborn's 5 questions.) My long-term plan was to eventually parlay this feature into something that used real celebrities (no offence, Steve), but, sadly, that never happened. Then those bastards at OutSmart stole my idea. You may have won this time, Jellyvision, but you haven't heard the last of me...

News and humor for the Pogo community
We here at Electronic Arts (that's Pogo's parent company) like to hire some of the brightest and mentally fit employees in the world. Also, we've got some guys in upper management.1 But how well do you match up against them? It's time to find out as we play...
The EA Celebrity Challenge!

This week we're playing with Steve Blankenship, Producer of the videogame James Bond in Agent Under Fire, which is available now for the Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. Steve's been with EA for about two years and his hobbies include flying airplanes, which is how he commutes to work about twice a week. (No, really. The traffic in California sucks that badly.)

We decided to test Steve's knowledge of all things spy-related with the following questions, and you get your chance to agree or disagree with his answers. Think of it as something like Hollywood Squares. But without Whoopi Goldberg, 'cuz we can't afford any real celebrities.


Producer Steve Blankenship takes a moment to pose with a couple of members of the Agent Under Fire engineering team.

Pogo: What was Bond author Ian Fleming's occupation before becoming an author?
Steve: He was in the British Navy.		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Remember Oddjob, Goldfinger's evil henchman?
Steve: Yeah. That was an easy question.
Pogo: Uh... no. The question is: What was his nationality?
Steve: He was Korean.		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Who of the following have not sung a James Bond theme song: a-ha, Duran Duran, Sheena Easton, Sarah McLachlan, or Sheryl Crow?
Steve: a-ha		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Who starred in the movie Spies Like Us?
Steve: Dan Ackroyd and Rick Moranis		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: In the books, what is James Bond's preferred brand of cigarette?
Steve: Viceroy cigarettes		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Name all the actors who portrayed Bond, in order.
Steve: Do I have to include Casino Royale in that?
Pogo: No, just the serious Bond flicks.
Steve: Let's see... Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, the guy from The Rocketeer... what was his name... Timothy Dalton, that's it... and Pierce Brosnan.		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: In The Man From UNCLE, what evil organization did UNCLE fight?
Steve: They fought KAOS		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: In which movie did James Bond get married?
Steve: On Her Majesty's Secret Service		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Who sang the hit song, "Secret Agent Man"?
Steve: The Comets		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: What is the primary ingredient in "Gold Bond Medicated Powder"?
Steve: Talcum Powder		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Who just got picked to play the next Bond girl?
Steve: Jennifer Lopez		 Agree
Disagree
Pogo: Who is the hottest Bond girl?
Steve: There are so many... but I think I would go with Tatiana Romanoff, in From Russia With Love.		 Agree
Disagree

1 Ha! Just kidding! I love you guys. Really. Please don't fire me.



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