West Side Story (1961 film) Quizzes

West Side Story (1961 film) Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
Bob Fosse

Jerome Robbins

Stanley Donen

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

A stage musical

A ballet

A stage play
3 What was the musical based on?
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Swan Lake

Romeo and Juliet

La Traviata
4 When was the film released?
1969

1961

1964

1958
5 When did the musical premiere on Broadway?
1951

1957

1955

1962
6 Who produced the film?
Jerome Robbins

Alfred Hitchcock

Robert Wise

Bob Fosse
7 Who wrote the screenplay?
Ernest Lehman

Jerome Robbins

Robert Wise

Arthur Laurents
8 Who wrote the book for the original musical?
Jerome Robbins

William Shakespeare

Arthur Laurents

Stephen Sondheim
9 Who wrote the music?
Richard Rodgers

Frank Loesser

Stephen Sondheim

Leonard Bernstein
10 Who wrote the lyrics?
Leonard Bernstein

Stephen Sondheim

Oscar Hammerstein

Arthur Laurents
11 Where does the film take place?
New York City

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

Chicago
12 Who choreographed the film?
Gwen Verdon

Jerome Robbins

Bob Fosse

Agnes de Mille
13 How many Tony Awards was the musical nominated for?
10

6

4

2
14 Which musical won Best Musical in 1957?
West Side Story

The Music Man

The Pajama Game

Wonderful Town
15 How many Academy Awards was the movie nominated for?
10

7

11

4
16 How many Academy Awards did the movie win?
11

5

10

0
17 Which actress from the cast won an Academy Award?
Rita Moreno

Audrey Hepburn

Julie Andrews

Natalie Wood
18 Which actor from the cast won an Academy Award?
Richard Beymer

George Chakiris

Cary Grant

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

The Sound of Music

Into the Woods

The Pajama Game
20 Who played Anita in the original Broadway production?
Rita Moreno

Carmen Miranda

Gwen Verdon

Chita Rivera
21 What is the name of the white gang?
The Daddi-os

The Sharks

The Whites

The Jets
22 Who is the leader of the Jets?
Action

A-Rab

Riff

Ice
23 What is the Puerto Rican gang called?
The Sharks

The Rumbles

The Jets

The PRs
24 Who is the leader of the Sharks?
Jose

Anita

Bernardo

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

Soccer

Baseball

Street hockey