The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola

Spike Jonze
2 What year was the film released?
2001

2004

2003

2010
3 Who narrates the film?
Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin

Gene Hackman

Judi Dench
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?
Boston

Paris

Chicago

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

Chicago

Los Angeles

Toronto
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 Director

Best Costume Design

Best Actor

Best Original Screenplay
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?
Danny Glover

Ben Stiller

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?
Bill Murray

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke and Owen Wilson
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
Les Enfants Terribles

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Franny and Zooey

The films of Louis Malle
12 Who plays Royal?
Gene Hackman

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

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

He is gay

They fell out of love

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

Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack
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?
Playwriting

Singing

Poetry

Anthropology
17 What is Richie's sport?
Soccer

Tennis

Squash

Golf
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?
Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian frogs
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 Cloisters

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She cuts it off in protest

She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

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

He has no friends

Eli Cash

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

A frog

A hawk

A horse
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
With his mother

An apartment in Brooklyn

A trailer in Maine

A hotel
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Banker

Shopowner

Lawyer

Doctor

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