The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Victor Fleming

Howard Hawks

Frank Capra

George Cukor
2 When was the film released?

1937

1935

1940

1930
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?

A tennis racket

A baseball bat

An oar

A golf club
4 Where does the film take place?

Philadelphia

New York

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a teacher

She is a writer
8 What does Dexter do for work?

He designs yachts

He is an investment banker

He is a professor

He is an actor
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?

They are recently married

They are polyamorous

They are divorced

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

Cary Grant

John Howard

Ronald Colman

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?

A play

A book

A television show

An opera
12 What word does Tracy need to spell for the crossword puzzle?

Yogurt

Omelet

Ostrich

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?

Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows

Dorothy DeBorba

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Mary Nash

Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?

A dancer

His secretary

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

Sidney Kidd

Dexter

Mike

George
17 Where do Dinah and Tracy go to meet George?

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables

The pool

The church
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

She suspected he was homosexual

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

He was too much of a snob
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?

His name

His job

How it seems like he's never seen a horse before

How clean his riding clothes are
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Lionel Barrymore

Roland Young

Walter Huston

Louis Hayward
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?

A romance novel

Spy Magazine

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer
24 Who plays Liz?

Virginia Grey

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Wedding planner

Actress

Photographer

Dancer

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