The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

Frank Capra

George Cukor

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?
1937

1935

1930

1940
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?
An oar

A baseball bat

A tennis racket

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

Boston

Chicago

New York
5 Who plays Dexter?
Clark Gable

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?
Bette Davis

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly
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 is an investment banker

He is a professor

He designs yachts

He is an actor
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?
They are divorced

They are polyamorous

They are recently married

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Ronald Colman

John Howard

James Mason

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?
An opera

A television show

A book

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

Omelet

Soufflé

Yogurt
13 Who plays Dinah?
Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Ruth Hussey

Mady Christians

Florence Nash

Mary Nash
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?
A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary

A dancer

Liz
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 pool

The stables

Downtown Philadelphia
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
He was too much of a snob

She hated his friends

She suspected he was homosexual

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
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

How clean his riding clothes are

His job
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Roland Young

Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

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

A book by Mike Connor

A romance novel

Spy Magazine
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Horseback riding instructor

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer
24 Who plays Liz?
Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey

Lucille Ball
25 What is Liz's profession?
Photographer

Actress

Wedding planner

Dancer

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