The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Sofia Coppola

Owen Wilson

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze
2 What year was the film released?
2010

2003

2004

2001
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

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Wes Anderson
5 Where does the film take place?
Paris

New York City

Boston

Chicago
6 Where was the film shot?
Chicago

Los Angeles

New York City

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Owen Wilson

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

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

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

Danny Glover

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Luke and Owen Wilson

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

Franny and Zooey

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The films of Louis Malle
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal

Gene Hackman
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
He is gay

She had an affair

They fell out of love

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

Joan Cusack

Cate Blanchett

Cybil Shepherd
15 What is Etheline's highest priority as a parent?
Discipline

Education

Wealth accumulation

Safety
16 What does Margot get a grant for as a child?
Anthropology

Poetry

Playwriting

Singing
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Tennis

Squash

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

Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian frogs

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

Richie

Henry

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

The Cloisters

A dive bar in upstate New York

African Wing of the public archives
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
She doesn't know

In the door of a subway

Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

She cuts it off in protest
22 Who is Richie's best friend?
His coach, Terry

Henry Sherman

He has no friends

Eli Cash
23 What kind of pet does Richie have?
A hawk

A frog

A horse

A gerbil
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel

A trailer in Maine

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

Shopowner

Banker

Lawyer

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