The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Sofia Coppola

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson
2 What year was the film released?
2003

2001

2010

2004
3 Who narrates the film?
Gene Hackman

Tom Hanks

Judi Dench

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?
New York City

Boston

Paris

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?
Chicago

Los Angeles

Toronto

New York City
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow
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?
Gene Hackman

Danny Glover

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal

Harrison Ford
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

She had an affair

He is gay

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

Angelica Huston

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?
Discipline

Wealth accumulation

Education

Safety
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?
Anthropology

Singing

Playwriting

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?
Squash

Golf

Soccer

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

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian frogs

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

Margo

Henry

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Metropolitan Opera

African Wing of the public archives
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

In the door of a subway

She cuts it off in protest
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
Eli Cash

He has no friends

His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A frog

A gerbil

A hawk

A horse
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

Lawyer

Shopowner

Doctor

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