The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Wes Anderson

Sofia Coppola

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?
2003

2004

2001

2010
3 Who narrates the film?
Gene Hackman

Tom Hanks

Judi Dench

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

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?
Boston

Paris

New York City

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?
Chicago

Los Angeles

Toronto

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

Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

Owen Wilson
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'?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson

Bill Murray
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

Billy Crystal

Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

He is gay

She had an affair

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?
Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd

Angelica Huston

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

Safety

Education

Discipline
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?
Playwriting

Singing

Poetry

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Tennis

Soccer

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

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian frogs

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

Margo

Richie

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

The Cloisters

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

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest

She doesn't know
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
He has no friends

His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A frog

A horse

A gerbil

A hawk
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?
Shopowner

Banker

Doctor

Lawyer

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