The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

By Ned Riseley · Last reviewed November 07, 2018

1 Who directed the film?

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?

1930

1940

1937

1935
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?

A baseball bat

An oar

A golf club

A tennis racket
4 Where does the film take place?

Philadelphia

New York

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable

James Stewart
6 Who plays Tracy?

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a teacher

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money
8 What does Dexter do for work?

He designs yachts

He is a professor

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 recently married

They are polyamorous

They are divorced

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

Cary Grant

Ronald Colman

John Howard

James Mason
11 What was the film based on?

A book

A television show

A play

An opera
12 What word does Tracy need to spell for the crossword puzzle?

Omelet

Soufflé

Yogurt

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Mady Christians

Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey

Florence 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?

Mike

Sidney Kidd

Dexter

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

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables

The pool

The church
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends

She suspected he was homosexual
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?

His name

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

His job

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

Roland Young

Walter Huston

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?

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?

Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell
25 What is Liz's profession?

Dancer

Actress

Photographer

Wedding planner

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