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?
1937

1935

1930

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?
Philadelphia

Chicago

New York

Boston
5 Who plays Dexter?
Cary Grant

Clark Gable

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?
Katharine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a writer

She is a teacher
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He is an investment banker

He is an actor

He designs yachts

He is a professor
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 recently married

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Ronald Colman

John Howard

Cary Grant

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?
A book

A television show

A play

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

Omelet

Soufflé

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?
Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mady Christians

Mary Nash

Florence Nash

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

His secretary

A lower class woman in the Bronx

A dancer
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?
Mike

Dexter

Sidney Kidd

George
17 Where do Dinah and Tracy go to meet George?
The stables

The pool

The church

Downtown Philadelphia
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How clean his riding clothes are

His name

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

His job
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore

Roland Young

Walter Huston
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
Spy Magazine

A romance novel

A book by Mike Connor

War & Peace
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Horseback riding instructor

Photographer

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

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Dancer

Photographer

Wedding planner

Actress

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