The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

By Ned Riseley · Last reviewed November 07, 2018

1 Who directed the film?

Victor Fleming

George Cukor

Howard Hawks

Frank Capra
2 When was the film released?

1930

1937

1935

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?

Boston

New York

Chicago

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable

James Stewart
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 writer

She is a horseback riding instructor

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

He is an investment banker

He is a professor

He designs yachts

He is an actor
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 recently married

They are polyamorous

They are divorced
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

James Mason

John Howard

Cary Grant

Ronald Colman
11 What was the film based on?

A play

A book

A television show

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

Ostrich

Soufflé

Yogurt

Omelet
13 Who plays Dinah?

Edith Fellows

Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple

Virginia Weidler
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash

Mary Nash

Mady Christians
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?

A dancer

His secretary

Liz

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

George

Mike

Dexter

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

The church

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

She suspected he was homosexual

He was too much of a snob

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
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?

Louis Hayward

Roland Young

Lionel Barrymore

Walter Huston
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?

Spy Magazine

A romance novel

War & Peace

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Horseback riding instructor

Photographer

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Dancer

Actress

Wedding planner

Photographer

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