The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?

2001

2004

2010

2003
3 Who narrates the film?

Gene Hackman

Judi Dench

Alec Baldwin

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

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Where does the film take place?

New York City

Chicago

Boston

Paris
6 Where was the film shot?

Los Angeles

Chicago

Toronto

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

Luke Wilson

Owen Wilson

Angelica Huston

Gwyneth Paltrow
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Best Original Screenplay

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Costume Design
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

Bill Murray

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke and Owen Wilson
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Franny and Zooey

The films of Louis Malle

Les Enfants Terribles

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?

Gene Hackman

Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

They fell out of love

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

He is gay
14 Who plays Etheline?

Angelica Huston

Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

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

Safety

Discipline

Education

Wealth accumulation
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?

Poetry

Playwriting

Singing

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?

Soccer

Squash

Golf

Tennis
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian sheep
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 Metropolitan Opera

African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters

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

She doesn't know

In the door of a subway

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Henry Sherman

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A frog

A gerbil

A horse

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

A trailer in Maine

A hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn

With his mother
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?

Lawyer

Doctor

Shopowner

Banker

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