West Side Story (1961 film) Quizzes

West Side Story (1961 film) Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?

Bob Fosse

Stanley Donen

Jerome Robbins

Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins
2 What was the film based on?

A ballet

A stage play

A stage musical

A novel
3 What was the musical based on?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Romeo and Juliet

La Traviata

Swan Lake
4 When was the film released?

1958

1969

1964

1961
5 When did the musical premiere on Broadway?

1962

1957

1955

1951
6 Who produced the film?

Alfred Hitchcock

Jerome Robbins

Bob Fosse

Robert Wise
7 Who wrote the screenplay?

Arthur Laurents

Jerome Robbins

Robert Wise

Ernest Lehman
8 Who wrote the book for the original musical?

Stephen Sondheim

Jerome Robbins

William Shakespeare

Arthur Laurents
9 Who wrote the music?

Leonard Bernstein

Richard Rodgers

Stephen Sondheim

Frank Loesser
10 Who wrote the lyrics?

Stephen Sondheim

Oscar Hammerstein

Arthur Laurents

Leonard Bernstein
11 Where does the film take place?

Chicago

Pittsburgh

New York City

Philadelphia
12 Who choreographed the film?

Agnes de Mille

Gwen Verdon

Bob Fosse

Jerome Robbins
13 How many Tony Awards was the musical nominated for?

2

4

10

6
14 Which musical won Best Musical in 1957?

Wonderful Town

The Music Man

West Side Story

The Pajama Game
15 How many Academy Awards was the movie nominated for?

7

4

10

11
16 How many Academy Awards did the movie win?

11

0

5

10
17 Which actress from the cast won an Academy Award?

Natalie Wood

Julie Andrews

Rita Moreno

Audrey Hepburn
18 Which actor from the cast won an Academy Award?

Cary Grant

George Chakiris

Richard Beymer

Russ Tamblyn
19 What other famous movie musical did Robert Wise direct?

The Pajama Game

Into the Woods

My Fair Lady

The Sound of Music
20 Who played Anita in the original Broadway production?

Gwen Verdon

Chita Rivera

Carmen Miranda

Rita Moreno
21 What is the name of the white gang?

The Jets

The Whites

The Sharks

The Daddi-os
22 Who is the leader of the Jets?

A-Rab

Riff

Ice

Action
23 What is the Puerto Rican gang called?

The PRs

The Rumbles

The Jets

The Sharks
24 Who is the leader of the Sharks?

Jose

Bernardo

Anita

Chino
25 What sport do the Jets play in the beginning of the film?

Street hockey

Soccer

Basketball

Baseball