The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Owen Wilson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson
2 What year was the film released?
2001

2010

2003

2004
3 Who narrates the film?
Judi Dench

Gene Hackman

Alec Baldwin

Tom Hanks
4 Whose hands are shown opening the book of the film's story at the beginning?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson

Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson
5 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

Boston

New York City

Paris
6 Where was the film shot?
Los Angeles

New York City

Toronto

Chicago
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

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

Best Original Screenplay

Best Actor

Best Costume Design
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?
Danny Glover

Gene Hackman

Ben Stiller

Gwyneth Paltrow
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?
Luke and Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Bill Murray

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?
Billy Crystal

Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

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

He is gay

She had an affair

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?
Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

Angelica Huston

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

Wealth accumulation

Safety

Education
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?
Singing

Poetry

Anthropology

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?
Tennis

Soccer

Squash

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

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian mice

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

Richie

Henry

Margo
20 Where do Margot and Richie run away to as children?
African Wing of the public archives

A dive bar in upstate New York

The Cloisters

The Metropolitan Opera
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She doesn't know

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest

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 frog

A gerbil

A hawk

A horse
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel

A trailer in Maine

With his mother
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Doctor

Lawyer

Shopowner

Banker

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