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?
2010

2001

2004

2003
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?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson
5 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

Boston

Paris

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?
Los Angeles

Toronto

New York City

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

Angelica Huston

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Best Original Screenplay

Best Director

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

Ben Stiller

Danny Glover

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?
Les Enfants Terribles

Franny and Zooey

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?
Billy Crystal

Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Jeff Goldblum
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
She had an affair

They fell out of love

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?
Wealth accumulation

Education

Safety

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

Singing

Anthropology

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Soccer

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

The Cloisters

African Wing of the public archives

A dive bar in upstate New York
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She cuts it off in protest

In the door of a subway

She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
He has no friends

His coach, Terry

Eli Cash

Henry Sherman
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?
A hotel

With his mother

An apartment in Brooklyn

A trailer in Maine
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Lawyer

Doctor

Banker

Shopowner

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