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?

1940

1935

1937

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

An oar

A tennis racket

A golf club

A baseball bat
4 Where does the film take place?

Chicago

Boston

Philadelphia

New York
5 Who plays Dexter?

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a teacher

She is a writer

She is a horseback riding instructor
8 What does Dexter do for work?

He designs yachts

He is an actor

He is a professor

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

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced

They are recently married

They are polyamorous
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

James Mason

Ronald Colman

John Howard

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?

An opera

A play

A television show

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

Yogurt

Soufflé

Ostrich

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey

Mary Nash

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

A lower class woman in the Bronx

A dancer

Liz

His secretary
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

Mike

Dexter

George

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

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?

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

How clean his riding clothes are

His job

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Roland Young

Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore

Walter Huston
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?

James Stewart

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy
23 What is Mike's profession?

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer
24 Who plays Liz?

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Dancer

Photographer

Wedding planner

Actress

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