The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?

2010

2004

2003

2001
3 Who narrates the film?

Judi Dench

Alec Baldwin

Tom Hanks

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

Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?

Paris

Boston

Chicago

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?

Chicago

Los Angeles

Toronto

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

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke Wilson

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

Best Actor

Best Original Screenplay

Best Director

Best Costume Design
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?

Ben Stiller

Danny Glover

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bill Murray

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

Franny and Zooey

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?

Harrison Ford

Jeff Goldblum

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

They fell out of love

He is gay

She had an affair
14 Who plays Etheline?

Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

Joan Cusack

Angelica Huston
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?

Wealth accumulation

Safety

Discipline

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

Poetry

Playwriting

Singing

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?

Golf

Soccer

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?

Henry

Margo

Royal

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?

She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

In the door of a subway

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

He has no friends

Eli Cash

His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A hawk

A gerbil

A horse

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

An apartment in Brooklyn

With his mother

A trailer in Maine

A hotel
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?

Banker

Lawyer

Doctor

Shopowner

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