The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Sofia Coppola

Owen Wilson

Spike Jonze
2 What year was the film released?

2010

2001

2004

2003
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?

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson
5 Where does the film take place?

Chicago

Boston

Paris

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?

Toronto

Chicago

New York City

Los Angeles
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Angelica Huston

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

Best Costume Design

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay
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'?

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

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

He is gay

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?

Angelica Huston

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd

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

Education

Safety

Discipline

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

Poetry

Singing

Anthropology

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?

Golf

Squash

Tennis

Soccer
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?

Henry

Margo

Richie

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

African Wing of the public archives

The Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters

A dive bar in upstate New York
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 frog

A gerbil

A horse

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

A hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn

With his mother

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

Lawyer

Doctor

Banker

Shopowner

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