The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Frank Capra

Victor Fleming

Howard Hawks

George Cukor
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 tennis racket

A baseball bat

A golf club

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

New York

Boston

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?
Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?
Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn
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 a professor

He designs yachts

He is an actor

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

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are polyamorous

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
Ronald Colman

Cary Grant

John Howard

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?
A television show

An opera

A book

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

Yogurt

Soufflé

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?
Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Florence Nash

Mady Christians

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

Liz

His secretary

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

Dexter

Mike

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

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables

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

She suspected he was homosexual

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
His job

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

How clean his riding clothes are

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Roland Young
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
A book by Mike Connor

War & Peace

A romance novel

Spy Magazine
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?
Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball
25 What is Liz's profession?
Actress

Wedding planner

Dancer

Photographer

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