The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson
2 What year was the film released?

2003

2001

2010

2004
3 Who narrates the film?

Gene Hackman

Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin

Judi Dench
4 Whose hands are shown opening the book of the film's story at the beginning?

Wes Anderson

Gene Hackman

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Where does the film take place?

Boston

New York City

Paris

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?

Los Angeles

Toronto

Chicago

New York City
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 Original Screenplay

Best Actor

Best Costume Design

Best Director
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'?

Gene Hackman

Bill Murray

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke and Owen Wilson
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?

Billy Crystal

Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Jeff Goldblum
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?

Cybil Shepherd

Angelica Huston

Cate Blanchett

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

Safety

Wealth accumulation

Discipline

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

Anthropology

Playwriting

Singing

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?

Tennis

Golf

Soccer

Squash
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian frogs

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

Henry

Royal

Margo

Richie
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 Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters
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?

Henry Sherman

His coach, Terry

He has no friends

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A horse

A gerbil

A hawk

A frog
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

Doctor

Lawyer

Shopowner

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