The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson

Sofia Coppola
2 What year was the film released?

2010

2004

2003

2001
3 Who narrates the film?

Alec Baldwin

Tom Hanks

Gene Hackman

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

Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Wes Anderson

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Where does the film take place?

Boston

Paris

Chicago

New York City
6 Where was the film shot?

Los Angeles

Toronto

New York City

Chicago
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?

Angelica Huston

Luke Wilson

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow
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?

Gene Hackman

Ben Stiller

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danny Glover
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?

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Who plays Royal?

Billy Crystal

Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Harrison Ford
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?

She had an affair

He is gay

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?

Cybil Shepherd

Joan Cusack

Cate Blanchett

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

Discipline

Safety

Wealth accumulation

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

Poetry

Anthropology

Singing

Playwriting
17 What is Richie's sport?

Golf

Soccer

Squash

Tennis
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian mice

Dalmatian lizards

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

Margo

Henry

Richie

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

The Metropolitan Opera

African Wing of the public archives

The Cloisters

A dive bar in upstate New York
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?

Eli Cash

Henry Sherman

His coach, Terry

He has no friends
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?

A gerbil

A frog

A hawk

A horse
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?

Shopowner

Doctor

Lawyer

Banker

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