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

1940

1937

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

A tennis racket

A golf club

A baseball bat

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

Philadelphia

Boston

New York

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a teacher

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a writer
8 What does Dexter do for work?

He is a professor

He is an investment banker

He designs yachts

He is an actor
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?

James Mason

John Howard

Cary Grant

Ronald Colman
11 What was the film based on?

A book

An opera

A play

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

Yogurt

Omelet

Ostrich

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?

Edith Fellows

Dorothy DeBorba

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Florence Nash

Ruth Hussey

Mady Christians

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

A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary

Liz

A dancer
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

George

Mike

Sidney Kidd

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

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables

The church

The pool
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

He was too much of a snob

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

His job

How clean his riding clothes are

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Roland Young

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?

Spy Magazine

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor

A romance novel
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy
23 What is Mike's profession?

Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Actress

Dancer

Wedding planner

Photographer

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