The Royal Tenenbaums Quizzes

The Royal Tenenbaums Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Sofia Coppola

Wes Anderson

Spike Jonze

Owen Wilson
2 What year was the film released?
2010

2003

2004

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?
Wes Anderson

Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Where does the film take place?
New York City

Chicago

Boston

Paris
6 Where was the film shot?
Chicago

Los Angeles

New York City

Toronto
7 Who co-wrote the film with Anderson?
Luke Wilson

Angelica Huston

Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow
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?
Gene Hackman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ben Stiller

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

Luke and Owen Wilson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bill Murray
11 Which of the following did not inspire the film?
The films of Louis Malle

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Franny and Zooey

Les Enfants Terribles
12 Who plays Royal?
Jeff Goldblum

Gene Hackman

Harrison Ford

Billy Crystal
13 Why do Royal and Etheline get divorced?
He is gay

She had an affair

He wasn't as faithful as he could have been

They fell out of love
14 Who plays Etheline?
Cate Blanchett

Joan Cusack

Cybil Shepherd

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

Wealth accumulation

Discipline

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

Playwriting

Singing

Poetry
17 What is Richie's sport?
Golf

Tennis

Soccer

Squash
18 What kind of animal does Chas breed?
Dalmatian sheep

Dalmatian lizards

Dalmatian frogs

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

Margo

Royal

Henry
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 Metropolitan Opera

The Cloisters
21 How does Margot lose her finger?
Putting a log down for her biological father to chop

In the door of a subway

She doesn't know

She cuts it off in protest
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 hawk

A gerbil

A horse

A frog
24 Where does Royal live after he leaves the Tenenbaum residence?
With his mother

A trailer in Maine

An apartment in Brooklyn

A hotel
25 What was Royal's previous occupation?
Banker

Lawyer

Shopowner

Doctor

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