The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Frank Capra

Howard Hawks

George Cukor

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?
1930

1940

1937

1935
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?
Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?
Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a writer

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a teacher

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He is an investment banker

He is a professor

He designs yachts

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 just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Cary Grant

Ronald Colman

John Howard

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?
A book

A television show

A play

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

Omelet

Ostrich

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?
Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba

Virginia Weidler

Edith Fellows
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Florence Nash

Mary Nash

Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?
Liz

His secretary

A lower class woman in the Bronx

A dancer
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?
Dexter

Sidney Kidd

Mike

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

The stables

Downtown Philadelphia

The pool
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
His name

How clean his riding clothes are

His job

How it seems like he's never seen a horse before
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Roland Young

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
A book by Mike Connor

War & Peace

A romance novel

Spy Magazine
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Virginia Grey

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell
25 What is Liz's profession?
Actress

Dancer

Wedding planner

Photographer

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