The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?
2003

2004

2001

2010
3 Who narrates the film?
Judi Dench

Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin

Gene Hackman
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?
Chicago

Boston

Paris

New York City
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

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Best Costume Design

Best Original Screenplay

Best Actor
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?
The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Les Enfants Terribles
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?
Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

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?
Poetry

Playwriting

Singing

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?
Tennis

Squash

Soccer

Golf
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?
Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian lizards

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

Royal

Henry

Richie
20 Where do Margot and Richie run away to as children?
African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
In the door of a subway

She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest
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 hawk

A frog

A gerbil

A horse
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?
Doctor

Banker

Shopowner

Lawyer

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