The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Victor Fleming

Frank Capra

George Cukor

Howard Hawks
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 baseball bat

A golf club

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?
New York

Philadelphia

Boston

Chicago
5 Who plays Dexter?
James Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Clark Gable
6 Who plays Tracy?
Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Bette Davis

Grace Kelly
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 designs yachts

He is a professor

He is an investment banker

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

They are polyamorous

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

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

Ronald Colman

John Howard

Cary Grant
11 What was the film based on?
A television show

A book

A play

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

Omelet

Yogurt

Soufflé
13 Who plays Dinah?
Virginia Weidler

Shirley Temple

Edith Fellows

Dorothy DeBorba
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Florence Nash

Mady Christians

Mary Nash

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

Liz

His secretary

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

Mike

George

Dexter
17 Where do Dinah and Tracy go to meet George?
The pool

The stables

Downtown Philadelphia

The church
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
She hated his friends

He was too much of a snob

She suspected he was homosexual

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

His job

How clean his riding clothes are
20 Who plays Uncle Willie?
Walter Huston

Roland Young

Lionel Barrymore

Louis Hayward
21 What is Uncle Willie reading at the stables?
A book by Mike Connor

War & Peace

Spy Magazine

A romance novel
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper
23 What is Mike's profession?
Photographer

Horseback riding instructor

Architect

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

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball

Virginia Grey
25 What is Liz's profession?
Actress

Photographer

Dancer

Wedding planner

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