The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?
2004

2010

2003

2001
3 Who narrates the film?
Judi Dench

Tom Hanks

Gene Hackman

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

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman
5 Where does the film take place?
Boston

Paris

Chicago

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?
Toronto

New York City

Los Angeles

Chicago
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Angelica Huston

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

Best Actor

Best Costume Design

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danny Glover

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

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The films of Louis Malle

Les Enfants Terribles
12 Who plays Royal?
Harrison Ford

Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
She had an affair

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?
Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack

Angelica Huston
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?
Anthropology

Singing

Poetry

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?
Squash

Golf

Soccer

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

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian sheep

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

Margo

Richie

Henry
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?
Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She doesn't know

She cuts it off in protest

In the door of a subway
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman

He has no friends

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A horse

A frog

A gerbil

A hawk
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
A hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn

A trailer in Maine

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

Shopowner

Doctor

Lawyer

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