The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Victor Fleming

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks

George Cukor
2 When was the film released?

1930

1940

1935

1937
3 What sporting equipment of Dexter's does Tracy break in the first scene?

A baseball bat

A tennis racket

A golf club

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

Boston

Chicago

Philadelphia

New York
5 Who plays Dexter?

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy
6 Who plays Tracy?

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a teacher

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 polyamorous

They are divorced

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

Ronald Colman

Cary Grant

James Mason

John Howard
11 What was the film based on?

A play

An opera

A television show

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

Yogurt

Omelet

Soufflé

Ostrich
13 Who plays Dinah?

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows
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?

Dexter

Mike

Sidney Kidd

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

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables

The church
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

He was too much of a snob

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

His job

His name

How clean his riding clothes are

How it seems like he's never seen a horse before
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Louis Hayward

Roland Young

Walter Huston

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

A romance novel

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor

Spy Magazine
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy
23 What is Mike's profession?

Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?

Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Photographer

Actress

Wedding planner

Dancer

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