The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?
2004

2010

2001

2003
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?
Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

New York City

Paris

Boston
6 Where was the film shot?
Los Angeles

Toronto

New York City

Chicago
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Angelica Huston

Luke Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?
Best Original Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Actor

Best Director
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?
Ben Stiller

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

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?
Franny and Zooey

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
They fell out of love

He is gay

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been
14 Who plays Etheline?
Angelica Huston

Cate Blanchett

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?
Discipline

Education

Safety

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

Anthropology

Singing

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?
Tennis

Golf

Soccer

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

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian lizards

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

Margo

Henry

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Cloisters

African Wing of the public archives
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
In the door of a subway

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She doesn't know

She cuts it off in protest
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
He has no friends

Eli Cash

Henry Sherman

His coach, Terry
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A gerbil

A hawk

A horse

A frog
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
A trailer in Maine

An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel

With his mother
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Lawyer

Doctor

Banker

Shopowner

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