The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming

Frank Capra

George Cukor
2 When was the film released?
1930

1935

1937

1940
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?
A tennis racket

An oar

A golf club

A baseball bat
4 Where does the film take place?
Boston

Philadelphia

Chicago

New York
5 Who plays Dexter?
Clark Gable

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?
Bette Davis

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

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

He designs yachts

He is a professor

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

They are recently married

They are polyamorous

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
John Howard

Ronald Colman

James Mason

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

A book

A television show

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

Yogurt

Soufflé

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?
Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash

Mary Nash
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?
His secretary

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx

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

Mike

George

Sidney Kidd
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?
She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How it seems like he's never seen a horse before

His job

His name

How clean his riding clothes are
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Roland Young

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward

Walter Huston
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor

Spy Magazine

A romance novel
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy
23 What is Mike's profession?
Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell
25 What is Liz's profession?
Dancer

Actress

Photographer

Wedding planner

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