The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?
2004

2010

2001

2003
3 Who narrates the film?
Alec Baldwin

Gene Hackman

Judi Dench

Tom Hanks
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?
Paris

Boston

Chicago

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

Los Angeles

Toronto

Chicago
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Ben Stiller

Danny Glover

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

Bill Murray

Luke and Owen Wilson

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

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The films of Louis Malle
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
She had an affair

They fell out of love

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been
14 Who plays Etheline?
Joan Cusack

Angelica Huston

Cate Blanchett

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

Education

Discipline

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

Singing

Anthropology

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?
Tennis

Golf

Squash

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

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian frogs

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

Royal

Margo

Henry
20 Where do Margot and Richie run away to as children?
A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives

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

In the door of a subway

She cuts it off in protest
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
He has no friends

Eli Cash

Henry Sherman

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

A frog

A horse

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

A trailer in Maine

An apartment in Brooklyn

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

Shopowner

Lawyer

Banker

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