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?
1940

1935

1937

1930
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?
A golf club

An oar

A baseball bat

A tennis racket
4 Where does the film take place?
Philadelphia

Chicago

New York

Boston
5 Who plays Dexter?
Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?
Grace Kelly

Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis

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

She is a writer

She is a teacher

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

He designs yachts

He is an investment banker

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

They are polyamorous

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

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

James Mason

Cary Grant

John Howard
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?
Soufflé

Omelet

Yogurt

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?
Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mady Christians

Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash
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?
Dexter

Mike

George

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

The church

The stables

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

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual
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

His name

How clean his riding clothes are
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Walter Huston

Roland Young

Louis Hayward

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

A romance novel

Spy Magazine

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?
Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Photographer

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball
25 What is Liz's profession?
Wedding planner

Photographer

Dancer

Actress

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