The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Frank Capra

George Cukor

Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?
1930

1937

1935

1940
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?
A tennis racket

An oar

A baseball bat

A golf club
4 Where does the film take place?
New York

Philadelphia

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?
Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?
Bette Davis

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a writer

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a teacher
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He is an actor

He is an investment banker

He designs yachts

He is a professor
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?
They are divorced

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are polyamorous

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Cary Grant

James Mason

John Howard

Ronald Colman
11 What was the film based on?
A play

An opera

A television show

A book
12 What word does Tracy need to spell for the crossword puzzle?
Ostrich

Omelet

Yogurt

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?
Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey

Mady Christians

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

A dancer

His secretary

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

Mike

Dexter

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

The church

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
She hated his friends

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How clean his riding clothes are

His job

His name

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

Roland Young

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor

Spy Magazine

A romance novel
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Photographer

Actress

Dancer

Wedding planner

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