The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola

Spike Jonze
2 What year was the film released?

2001

2004

2010

2003
3 Who narrates the film?

Alec Baldwin

Tom Hanks

Gene Hackman

Judi Dench
4 Whose hands are shown opening the book of the film's story at the beginning?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman
5 Where does the film take place?

Paris

Chicago

New York City

Boston
6 Where was the film shot?

Los Angeles

Chicago

Toronto

New York City
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?

Luke Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Angelica Huston
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Actor
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?

Ben Stiller

Danny Glover

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson

Bill Murray
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Les Enfants Terribles

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Franny and Zooey

The films of Louis Malle
12 Who plays Royal?

Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

They fell out of love

She had an affair

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been
14 Who plays Etheline?

Angelica Huston

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack

Cate Blanchett
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?

Discipline

Wealth accumulation

Safety

Education
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?

Playwriting

Poetry

Anthropology

Singing
17 What is Richie's sport?

Soccer

Golf

Tennis

Squash
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian frogs
19 Who shoots Chas in the hand with a BB gun?

Royal

Richie

Margo

Henry
20 Where do Margot and Richie run away to as children?

The Cloisters

The Metropolitan Opera

African Wing of the public archives

A dive bar in upstate New York
21 How does Margot lose her finger?

In the door of a subway

She doesn't know

She cuts it off in protest

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

Henry Sherman

His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A gerbil

A hawk

A horse

A frog
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?

An apartment in Brooklyn

With his mother

A hotel

A trailer in Maine
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer

Shopowner

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