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

2010

2003

2004
3 Who narrates the film?

Tom Hanks

Gene Hackman

Judi Dench

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

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman
5 Where does the film take place?

New York City

Paris

Boston

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York City

Toronto
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?

Angelica Huston

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Luke Wilson
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Best Costume Design

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

Best Actor
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ben Stiller

Gene Hackman

Danny Glover
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bill Murray
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey

Les Enfants Terribles
12 Who plays Royal?

Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal

Harrison Ford
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

He is gay

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

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

Education

Wealth accumulation

Discipline

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

Poetry

Singing

Playwriting

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?

Soccer

Golf

Tennis

Squash
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian mice

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

Royal

Margo

Henry

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

The Metropolitan Opera

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters
21 How does Margot lose her finger?

She doesn't know

She cuts it off in protest

In the door of a subway

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

He has no friends

Henry Sherman

Eli Cash

His coach, Terry
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?

An apartment in Brooklyn

With his mother

A trailer in Maine

A hotel
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?

Lawyer

Banker

Shopowner

Doctor

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