The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?

2004

2003

2001

2010
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

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson
5 Where does the film take place?

New York City

Boston

Paris

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?

Chicago

New York City

Los Angeles

Toronto
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?

Luke Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Angelica Huston
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Costume Design

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

Ben Stiller

Danny Glover

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?

Gene Hackman

Bill Murray

Luke and Owen Wilson

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

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Les Enfants Terribles

Franny and Zooey
12 Who plays Royal?

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman

Jeff Goldblum
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

They fell out of love

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

He is gay
14 Who plays Etheline?

Cate Blanchett

Angelica Huston

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?

Safety

Education

Wealth accumulation

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

Playwriting

Anthropology

Singing

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?

Squash

Soccer

Golf

Tennis
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian lizards

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

Henry

Richie

Margo

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Cloisters

African Wing of the public archives

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?

She doesn't know

In the door of a subway

She cuts it off in protest

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

Eli Cash

His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A hawk

A gerbil

A frog

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

A trailer in Maine

With his mother

An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?

Shopowner

Lawyer

Banker

Doctor

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