The Grand Budapest Hotel Quiz: Gustave H and Zubrowka

Wes Anderson invented an entire Alpine republic for his 2014 comedy, and this The Grand Budapest Hotel quiz checks into its pink facade. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Monsieur Gustave H, Zero Moustafa, the Republic of Zubrowka, Mendl's pastries, the Society of the Crossed Keys, changing aspect ratios, Stefan Zweig and four Oscars.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Director
Who directed The Grand Budapest Hotel?
Concierge
Who played the concierge Gustave H?
Lobby
Who is Gustave's loyal lobby boy?
Country
In which fictional country is the hotel?
Painting
Which painting is at the center of the plot?
Pastry
Which bakery's boxes help smuggle tools into prison?
Society
Which secret network of concierges helps Gustave?
Ratios
How does the film show different time periods visually?
Inspiration
Which Austrian writer inspired the film?
Oscars
How many Academy Awards did the film win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who directed The Grand Budapest Hotel?
Answer: Wes Anderson
It was released in 2014.
Q2: Who played the concierge Gustave H?
Answer: Ralph Fiennes
Gustave is charming and precise.
Q3: Who is Gustave's loyal lobby boy?
Answer: Zero Moustafa
Tony Revolori played young Zero.
Q4: In which fictional country is the hotel?
Answer: The Republic of Zubrowka
It is set in the Alps.
Q5: Which painting is at the center of the plot?
Answer: Boy with Apple
Gustave inherits it.
Q6: Which bakery's boxes help smuggle tools into prison?
Answer: Mendl's
Agatha works there.
Q7: Which secret network of concierges helps Gustave?
Answer: The Society of the Crossed Keys
Concierges across Europe join in.
Q8: How does the film show different time periods visually?
Answer: It changes aspect ratios
The 1930s scenes are nearly square.
Q9: Which Austrian writer inspired the film?
Answer: Stefan Zweig
Anderson credited his writings.
Q10: How many Academy Awards did the film win?
Answer: Four
Including score and production design.

The Grand Budapest Hotel Quiz – Gustave H and Zubrowka

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes plays Monsieur Gustave H, the devoted concierge of a grand hotel in the fictional Alpine Republic of Zubrowka, with Tony Revolori as his lobby boy, Zero Moustafa.

When a wealthy guest dies, Gustave inherits the painting Boy with Apple and is framed for murder. Pastries from Mendl's help him escape prison, and the Society of the Crossed Keys, a network of concierges, comes to his aid.

The film changes aspect ratios for each time period and credits Stefan Zweig as inspiration. It won four Oscars, for score, production design, costume design and makeup. Exteriors and interiors were shot in Gorlitz, Germany.

What This Quiz Teaches

Film fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Who the characters are
What the plot centers on
How it uses visuals
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

The hotel facade was a detailed miniature.
Alexandre Desplat composed the score.
Tilda Swinton played an elderly heiress.
Courtesan au chocolat is Mendl's signature pastry.
Anderson's regular actors fill small roles.