The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Frank Capra

George Cukor

Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?
1935

1930

1940

1937
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?
An oar

A golf club

A tennis racket

A baseball bat
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?
Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a teacher

She is a horseback riding instructor
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He designs yachts

He is an actor

He is a professor

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

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are recently married

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
John Howard

Ronald Colman

Cary Grant

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

A book

An opera

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

Yogurt

Ostrich

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?
Dorothy DeBorba

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mady Christians

Mary Nash

Florence Nash

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

A dancer

A lower class woman in the Bronx

Liz
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?
George

Sidney Kidd

Dexter

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

Downtown Philadelphia

The pool

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual

She hated his friends

He was too much of a snob
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?
Walter Huston

Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore

Roland Young
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
Spy Magazine

A book by Mike Connor

A romance novel

War & Peace
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?
Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Architect

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Wedding planner

Actress

Dancer

Photographer

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