The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
George Cukor

Frank Capra

Victor Fleming

Howard Hawks
2 When was the film released?
1935

1937

1930

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

A baseball bat

An oar

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

New York

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?
Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Clark Gable

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?
Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a teacher

She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

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

He is an actor

He designs yachts

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 recently married

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
John Howard

Ronald Colman

James Mason

Cary Grant
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

Soufflé

Omelet

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?
Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Florence Nash

Mady Christians

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

Liz

A dancer

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

George

Mike

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

The stables

Downtown Philadelphia

The pool
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
She hated his friends

She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
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?
Walter Huston

Roland Young

Louis Hayward

Lionel Barrymore
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
A book by Mike Connor

A romance novel

Spy Magazine

War & Peace
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?
Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Photographer

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Virginia Grey

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell
25 What is Liz's profession?
Wedding planner

Actress

Photographer

Dancer

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