The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Sofia Coppola

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?

2001

2010

2004

2003
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?

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson
5 Where does the film take place?

Boston

Paris

Chicago

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?

Toronto

Chicago

Los Angeles

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Original Screenplay

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

Danny Glover

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ben Stiller
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Bill Murray
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle
12 Who plays Royal?

Gene Hackman

Harrison Ford

Jeff Goldblum

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

They fell out of love

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

She had an affair
14 Who plays Etheline?

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd

Cate Blanchett

Angelica Huston
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?

Safety

Education

Wealth accumulation

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

Playwriting

Anthropology

Singing

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?

Soccer

Tennis

Squash

Golf
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian lizards

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

Henry

Royal

Richie

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

She cuts it off in protest

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

In the door of a subway
22 Who is Richie's best friend?

His coach, Terry

Eli Cash

He has no friends

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A gerbil

A horse

A frog

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

An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel

With his mother

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

Doctor

Banker

Shopowner

Lawyer

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