His Girl Friday Quizzes

His Girl Friday Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?

1950

1940

1932

1945
2 Who produced the film?

Howard Hawks

Darryl F. Zanuck

Cliff Reid

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
3 Who directed the film?

Frank Capra

George Cukor

Leo McCarey

Howard Hawks
4 What business does Walter own?

A radio station

A baseball team

An insurance company

A newspaper
5 Who plays Walter?

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
6 What is Walter and Hildy's relationship?

They are just meeting for the first time; Hildy wants a job

Brother and sister

They are recently divorced coworkers

Hildy used to be Walter's boss
7 What is a "girl Friday"?

An ex wife

A woman with whom a married man is having an affair

An assistant who does someone's busy work

A female journalist
8 Who plays Hildy?

Claudette Colbert

Rosalind Russell

Carole Lombard

Katharine Hepburn
9 Which of the following is not a Howard Hawks film?

To Have and to Have Not

Bringing Up Baby

Adam's Rib

The Big Sleep
10 Who accompanies Hildy to the office at the start of the film?

The mayor

Duffy

Bruce

Mollie Malloy
11 Who plays Bruce?

Ralph Bellamy

Gene Lockhart

Spencer Tracy

Don Ameche
12 What is Bruce's profession?

Doctor

Lawyer

Banker

Insurance salesman
13 Why did Hildy and Walter have to miss their honeymoon?

There was a flood at Niagara Falls

Walter was ill

Walter insisted they follow a news story about a coal mine

Hildy was on a deadline for a news story about the price of cigarettes
14 Where did Hildy meet Bruce?

Bermuda

Paris

Upstate New York

Florida
15 Who plays Diamond Louie?

Ray Danton

Abner Biberman

Fred MacMurray

Phillip Pine
16 Where do Hildy and Bruce intend to move?

Los Angeles

Albany

Houston

Boston
17 What do Hildy and Bruce have added to their coffee at lunch?

Whiskey

Cream

Sugar

Rum
18 Which of the following Cary Grant movies was not directed by Howard Hawks?

Bringing Up Baby

The Awful Truth

I Was a Male War Bride

Monkey Business
19 Who wrote the score?

Sidney Cutner and Felix Mills

Franz Waxman

Max Steiner

Roy Webb
20 Where does the film take place?

New York City

San Francisco

Chicago

Boston
21 What play/earlier film is the film based on?

The Front Page

Ladies and Gentlemen

Heartbreak House

Twentieth Century
22 What change did Howard Hawks make to the original script?

He made Hildy Johnson a woman

It was originally a musical, and he took out the songs

He changed the setting to New York

He removed all of the references to politics
23 What does Walter enlist the waiter at the restaurant to do?

Engage Bruce in a lengthy discussion about insurance

Let him pay for lunch

Call Walter over for an imaginary phone call

Take a long time to prepare their coffees
24 Who does Walter have Duffy send on a vacation?

Sweeney

Himself

Louie

His secretary
25 What is Bruce's initial impression of Walter?

He thinks he is a horrible person

He is starstruck

He feels superior to him

He is charmed by him

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