The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming

Frank Capra

George Cukor
2 When was the film released?

1935

1937

1930

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?

Chicago

Boston

New York

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a teacher

She is a writer

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

He designs yachts

He is an actor

He is an investment banker

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

They are divorced

They are polyamorous

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

James Mason

Ronald Colman

John Howard

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?

An opera

A book

A play

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

Ostrich

Yogurt

Soufflé

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Florence Nash

Mary Nash

Mady Christians

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

A dancer

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

George

Sidney Kidd

Mike

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

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia

The church

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

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

His name

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

His job

How clean his riding clothes are
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Roland Young

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward
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

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?

Photographer

Architect

Horseback riding instructor

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer
24 Who plays Liz?

Virginia Grey

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell
25 What is Liz's profession?

Actress

Photographer

Dancer

Wedding planner

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