The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Victor Fleming

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks
2 When was the film released?

1940

1937

1930

1935
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?

A golf club

A baseball bat

A tennis racket

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

New York

Philadelphia

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?

Bette Davis

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a teacher

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

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

He is a professor

He designs yachts

He is an actor

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

They are divorced

They are recently married

They are polyamorous

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

Ronald Colman

John Howard

James Mason

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?

A play

A television show

A book

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

Yogurt

Ostrich

Soufflé

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Ruth Hussey

Mary Nash

Mady Christians

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

His secretary

Liz

A dancer

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

Mike

Dexter

George

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

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia

The church

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

She hated his friends

She suspected he was homosexual

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 job

How clean his riding clothes are

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

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore

Walter Huston

Roland Young
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?

A book by Mike Connor

Spy Magazine

War & Peace

A romance novel
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

Photographer
24 Who plays Liz?

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Photographer

Dancer

Wedding planner

Actress

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