The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Wes Anderson

Sofia Coppola

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?
2001

2004

2003

2010
3 Who narrates the film?
Alec Baldwin

Judi Dench

Tom Hanks

Gene Hackman
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?
New York City

Boston

Paris

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?
Los Angeles

Toronto

Chicago

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke Wilson

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

Best Director

Best Costume Design

Best Actor
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'?
Bill Murray

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
Les Enfants Terribles

The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Franny and Zooey
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Harrison Ford

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

They fell out of love

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

He is gay
14 Who plays Etheline?
Angelica Huston

Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd

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

Education

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

Soccer

Squash
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?
Royal

Margo

Henry

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

In the door of a subway

She cuts it off in protest

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
Henry Sherman

He has no friends

His coach, Terry

Eli Cash
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 hotel

An apartment in Brooklyn

A trailer in Maine

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

Doctor

Shopowner

Banker

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