The Philadelphia Story Quizzes

The Philadelphia Story Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
George Cukor

Victor Fleming

Howard Hawks

Frank Capra
2 When was the film released?
1937

1940

1930

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

A golf club

A tennis racket

An oar
4 Where does the film take place?
Chicago

Philadelphia

New York

Boston
5 Who plays Dexter?
Cary Grant

Clark Gable

James Stewart

Spencer Tracy
6 Who plays Tracy?
Audrey Hepburn

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

Grace Kelly
7 What is Tracy's profession?
She is independently wealthy from inherited old Philadelphia money

She is a horseback riding instructor

She is a teacher

She is a writer
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 divorced

They are polyamorous

They are just meeting each other and are close acquaintances

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 television show

A play

An opera

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

Omelet

Ostrich

Yogurt
13 Who plays Dinah?
Dorothy DeBorba

Shirley Temple

Virginia Weidler

Edith Fellows
14 Who plays Mrs. Lord?
Mary Nash

Ruth Hussey

Florence Nash

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

A dancer

Liz

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 stables

The church

The pool
18 Why did Tracy allegedly divorce Dexter?
He was too much of a snob

His heavy drinking and violent tendencies

She hated his friends

She suspected he was homosexual
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?
Louis Hayward

Walter Huston

Lionel Barrymore

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

War & Peace

Spy Magazine

A book by Mike Connor
22 Who plays Mike Connor?
Spencer Tracy

James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Cary Grant
23 What is Mike's profession?
Architect

Tabloid journalist/struggling short story writer

Photographer

Horseback riding instructor
24 Who plays Liz?
Rosalind Russell

Virginia Grey

Ruth Hussey

Lucille Ball
25 What is Liz's profession?
Photographer

Actress

Wedding planner

Dancer

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