The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?

2001

2004

2010

2003
3 Who narrates the film?

Judi Dench

Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin

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

Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?

Paris

Boston

Chicago

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?

Los Angeles

New York City

Chicago

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 Original Screenplay

Best Director

Best Actor
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'?

Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson

Bill Murray

Gwyneth Paltrow
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?

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?

Angelica Huston

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack

Cate Blanchett
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?

Education

Wealth accumulation

Safety

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

Anthropology

Poetry

Playwriting

Singing
17 What is Richie's sport?

Squash

Tennis

Soccer

Golf
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?

Margo

Henry

Royal

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?

She cuts it off in protest

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She doesn't know

In the door of a subway
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Henry Sherman

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A gerbil

A hawk

A frog

A horse
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?

Banker

Doctor

Lawyer

Shopowner

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