The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

By Ned Riseley · Last reviewed November 07, 2018

1 Who directed the film?

Howard Hawks

George Cukor

Victor Fleming

Frank Capra
2 When was the film released?

1940

1930

1937

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

A tennis racket

A baseball bat

A golf club

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

Philadelphia

Boston

New York

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

Clark Gable

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

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 an actor

He designs yachts

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 polyamorous

They are divorced

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

John Howard

Cary Grant

Ronald Colman

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?

A television show

A play

A book

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

Yogurt

Ostrich

Omelet

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Florence Nash

Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey

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

His secretary

A lower class woman in the Bronx

Liz

A dancer
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

George

Sidney Kidd

Mike

Dexter
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?

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

He was too much of a snob

She suspected he was homosexual

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

His job

His name

How clean his riding clothes are

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

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward

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

Spy Magazine

War & Peace

A romance novel

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?

Horseback riding instructor

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?

Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Wedding planner

Photographer

Dancer

Actress

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