The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Victor Fleming

George Cukor

Howard Hawks

Frank Capra
2 When was the film released?

1930

1937

1940

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

A tennis racket

An oar

A golf club

A baseball bat
4 Where does the film take place?

Philadelphia

Boston

New York

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

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 just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced

They are polyamorous
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

James Mason

John Howard

Ronald Colman

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?

A television show

An opera

A play

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

Ostrich

Yogurt

Soufflé

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?

Shirley Temple

Virginia Weidler

Edith Fellows

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

His secretary

A dancer

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

George

Sidney Kidd

Dexter

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

The pool

The church

The stables

Downtown Philadelphia
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?

How clean his riding clothes are

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

His name

His job
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

Roland Young

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

Spy Magazine

A romance novel

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

Photographer
24 Who plays Liz?

Virginia Grey

Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Photographer

Wedding planner

Dancer

Actress

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