The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?
2004

2010

2003

2001
3 Who narrates the film?
Gene Hackman

Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin

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

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman
5 Where does the film take place?
Paris

New York City

Chicago

Boston
6 Where was the film shot?
Toronto

New York City

Chicago

Los Angeles
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Owen Wilson

Angelica Huston

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke Wilson
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?
Best Costume Design

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Original Screenplay
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?
Gene Hackman

Ben Stiller

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danny Glover
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?
Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bill Murray
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Les Enfants Terribles
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
She had an affair

They fell out of love

He is gay

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

Cybil Shepherd

Angelica Huston

Joan Cusack
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?
Safety

Discipline

Wealth accumulation

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

Playwriting

Singing

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?
Squash

Tennis

Golf

Soccer
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?
Richie

Royal

Margo

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She cuts it off in protest

In the door of a subway

She doesn't know

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

His coach, Terry

Eli Cash

He has no friends
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A horse

A hawk

A frog

A gerbil
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
With his mother

An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel

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

Lawyer

Shopowner

Doctor

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