The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?

2010

2001

2003

2004
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?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?

Boston

Paris

New York City

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?

Chicago

Los Angeles

Toronto

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Angelica Huston

Luke Wilson

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

Best Original Screenplay

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Costume Design
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'?

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bill Murray

Gene Hackman
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Franny and Zooey
12 Who plays Royal?

Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

She had an affair

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?

Joan Cusack

Cate Blanchett

Angelica Huston

Cybil Shepherd
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?

Anthropology

Singing

Playwriting

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?

Golf

Soccer

Squash

Tennis
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

Henry

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

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters

African Wing of the public archives
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?

Eli Cash

He has no friends

His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A hawk

A frog

A horse

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

With his mother

A hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn

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

Banker

Doctor

Lawyer

Shopowner

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