The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Victor Fleming

George Cukor

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks
2 When was the film released?
1937

1935

1940

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

A tennis racket

An oar

A golf club
4 Where does the film take place?
Philadelphia

New York

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?
Clark Gable

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?
Bette Davis

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Katharine Hepburn
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a teacher

She is a writer

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

He designs yachts

He is a professor

He is an investment banker
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?
They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are divorced

They are polyamorous

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
James Mason

Cary Grant

Ronald Colman

John Howard
11 What was the film based on?
An opera

A play

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?
Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Mady Christians

Ruth Hussey

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

His secretary

A lower class woman in the Bronx

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

Sidney Kidd

Mike

Dexter
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

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She suspected he was homosexual
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How clean his riding clothes are

His job

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

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Roland Young

Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

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

A book by Mike Connor

Spy Magazine

War & Peace
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper

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

Architect

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball

Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Photographer

Actress

Dancer

Wedding planner

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