The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Frank Capra

George Cukor

Howard Hawks

Victor Fleming
2 When was the film released?

1940

1930

1937

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

A golf club

A baseball bat

A tennis racket

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?

New York

Chicago

Boston

Philadelphia
5 Who plays Dexter?

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant
6 Who plays Tracy?

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?

She is a writer

She is a teacher

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

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

He is an investment banker

He is a professor

He is an actor

He designs yachts
9 What is Dexter and Tracy's relationship status at the start of the film?

They are polyamorous

They are recently married

They are divorced

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

John Howard

James Mason

Ronald Colman

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?

A television show

A play

A book

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

Soufflé

Omelet

Ostrich

Yogurt
13 Who plays Dinah?

Dorothy DeBorba

Edith Fellows

Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?

Mady Christians

Florence Nash

Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?

Liz

A lower class woman in the Bronx

A dancer

His secretary
16 Who does Dinah want Tracy to marry?

Sidney Kidd

Dexter

George

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

The pool

Downtown Philadelphia

The church

The stables
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?

He was too much of a snob

She suspected he was homosexual

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends
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?

Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

Roland Young
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?

Spy Magazine

A romance novel

A book by Mike Connor

War & Peace
22 Who plays Mike Connor?

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?

Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?

Virginia Grey

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball

Ruth Hussey
25 What is Liz's profession?

Wedding planner

Photographer

Dancer

Actress

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