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?
2010

2004

2003

2001
3 Who narrates the film?
Gene Hackman

Judi Dench

Tom Hanks

Alec Baldwin
4 Whose hands are shown opening the book of the film's story at the beginning?
Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Hackman

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?
New York City

Boston

Chicago

Paris
6 Where was the film shot?
New York City

Los Angeles

Chicago

Toronto
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Angelica Huston

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke Wilson
8 For which Academy Award was the film nominated?
Best Actor

Best Director

Best Costume Design

Best Original Screenplay
9 Who won a Golden Globe for their performance?
Ben Stiller

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danny Glover
10 With whom did Wes Anderson make 'Bottle Rocket'?
Gene Hackman

Luke and Owen Wilson

Bill Murray

Gwyneth Paltrow
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Franny and Zooey
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Gene Hackman

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
She had an affair

He is gay

They fell out of love

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been
14 Who plays Etheline?
Angelica Huston

Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd

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

Discipline

Safety

Wealth accumulation
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?
Playwriting

Singing

Anthropology

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Tennis

Squash

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

Dalmatian frogs

Dalmatian sheep

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

Henry

Royal

Margo
20 Where do Margot and Richie run away to as children?
The Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters

African Wing of the public archives

A dive bar in upstate New York
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

In the door of a subway

She cuts it off in protest

She doesn't know
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
He has no friends

Eli Cash

His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A frog

A gerbil

A horse

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

With his mother

A hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Shopowner

Banker

Lawyer

Doctor

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