The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Victor Fleming

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks
2 When was the film released?
1937

1930

1935

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

An oar

A tennis racket

A golf club
4 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

Boston

New York

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?
Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?
Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Bette Davis

Audrey Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a teacher

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

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 just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are recently married

They are polyamorous

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Ronald Colman

John Howard

Cary Grant

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?
An opera

A television show

A play

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

Soufflé

Ostrich

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?
Virginia Weidler

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Ruth Hussey

Mary Nash

Mady Christians

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

A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary

Liz
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?
Dexter

Mike

Sidney Kidd

George
17 Where do Dinah and Tracy go to meet George?
Downtown Philadelphia

The church

The stables

The pool
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
He was too much of a snob

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How it seems like he's never seen a horse before

His name

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?
Spy Magazine

A romance novel

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy
23 What is Mike's profession?
Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Photographer

Dancer

Actress

Wedding planner

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