The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
George Cukor

Victor Fleming

Frank Capra

Howard Hawks
2 When was the film released?
1935

1940

1930

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

An oar

A tennis racket

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

Chicago

Philadelphia

New York
5 Who plays Dexter?
James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?
Katharine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Bette Davis
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is a teacher

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a writer

She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money
8 What does Dexter do for work?
He is a professor

He is an actor

He is an investment banker

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

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

They are recently married

They are polyamorous
10 Who plays George Kittredge?
John Howard

Cary Grant

James Mason

Ronald Colman
11 What was the film based on?
An opera

A television show

A play

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

Omelet

Yogurt

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?
Virginia Weidler

Edith Fellows

Shirley Temple

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mady Christians

Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash
15 With whom is Mr. Lord having an affair?
A lower class woman in the Bronx

His secretary

Liz

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

Dexter

Sidney Kidd

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?
She suspected he was homosexual

She hated his friends

He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies
19 What does Tracy make fun of George about at the stables?
How it seems like he's never seen a horse before

His name

How clean his riding clothes are

His job
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Walter Huston

Roland Young

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward
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

Gary Cooper

James Stewart
23 What is Mike's profession?
Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Architect
24 Who plays Liz?
Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Rosalind Russell

Lucille Ball
25 What is Liz's profession?
Actress

Wedding planner

Dancer

Photographer

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