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?
1935

1940

1930

1937
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?
New York

Boston

Chicago

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?
Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable

Cary Grant

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?
Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a writer

She is a teacher

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He is an actor

He is a professor

He is an investment banker

He designs yachts
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?
They are polyamorous

They are recently married

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
John Howard

James Mason

Ronald Colman

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

A play

A book

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

Yogurt

Soufflé

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?
Edith Fellows

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Florence Nash

Mady Christians

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

His secretary

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?
Mike

Sidney Kidd

George

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

The stables

The pool

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

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends

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

How clean his riding clothes are

His name

His job
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Walter Huston

Roland Young

Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore
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?
Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Actress

Photographer

Wedding planner

Dancer

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