The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Frank Capra

Victor Fleming

Howard Hawks

George Cukor
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 tennis racket

A golf club

A baseball bat

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

Chicago

New York

Philadelphia

Boston
5 Who plays Dexter?

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy
6 Who plays Tracy?

Katharine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

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

He is an investment banker

He is an actor

He is a professor

He designs yachts
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 polyamorous

They are divorced

They are recently married
10 Who plays George Kittredge?

Ronald Colman

James Mason

Cary Grant

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?

Omelet

Yogurt

Ostrich

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Ruth Hussey

Mady Christians

Florence Nash

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

A dancer

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

Dexter

Sidney Kidd

George

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

Downtown Philadelphia

The pool

The church

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

He was too much of a snob

She suspected he was homosexual

She hated his friends

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?

His job

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

How clean his riding clothes are

His name
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?

Lionel Barrymore

Walter Huston

Roland Young

Louis Hayward
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

Cary Grant

Gary Cooper

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

Photographer

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer
24 Who plays Liz?

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Wedding planner

Photographer

Dancer

Actress

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