The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze
2 What year was the film released?
2004

2001

2010

2003
3 Who narrates the film?
Tom Hanks

Judi Dench

Alec Baldwin

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

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Gene Hackman
5 Where does the film take place?
Paris

Boston

New York City

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?
New York City

Toronto

Los Angeles

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

Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

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

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

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

Danny Glover

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ben Stiller
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?
Bill Murray

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
The films of Louis Malle

Les Enfants Terribles

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?
Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Jeff Goldblum

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

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett
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?
Playwriting

Anthropology

Poetry

Singing
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Soccer

Squash

Tennis
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?
Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian mice
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

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest

In the door of a subway

She doesn't know
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Eli Cash

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A hawk

A horse

A gerbil

A frog
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?
Shopowner

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer

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