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?
Swan Lake

A Midsummer Night's Dream

La Traviata

Romeo and Juliet
4 When was the film released?
1964

1958

1969

1961
5 When did the musical premiere on Broadway?
1957

1951

1962

1955
6 Who produced the film?
Alfred Hitchcock

Bob Fosse

Jerome Robbins

Robert Wise
7 Who wrote the screenplay?
Jerome Robbins

Robert Wise

Arthur Laurents

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

Stephen Sondheim

Arthur Laurents

Jerome Robbins
9 Who wrote the music?
Stephen Sondheim

Leonard Bernstein

Frank Loesser

Richard Rodgers
10 Who wrote the lyrics?
Stephen Sondheim

Arthur Laurents

Oscar Hammerstein

Leonard Bernstein
11 Where does the film take place?
Pittsburgh

Chicago

New York City

Philadelphia
12 Who choreographed the film?
Gwen Verdon

Bob Fosse

Jerome Robbins

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

2

6

4
14 Which musical won Best Musical in 1957?
The Pajama Game

Wonderful Town

West Side Story

The Music Man
15 How many Academy Awards was the movie nominated for?
10

7

11

4
16 How many Academy Awards did the movie win?
0

10

5

11
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

Russ Tamblyn

Richard Beymer
19 What other famous movie musical did Robert Wise direct?
Into the Woods

The Sound of Music

The Pajama Game

My Fair Lady
20 Who played Anita in the original Broadway production?
Gwen Verdon

Rita Moreno

Carmen Miranda

Chita Rivera
21 What is the name of the white gang?
The Sharks

The Daddi-os

The Jets

The Whites
22 Who is the leader of the Jets?
Riff

Ice

Action

A-Rab
23 What is the Puerto Rican gang called?
The Jets

The Sharks

The PRs

The Rumbles
24 Who is the leader of the Sharks?
Bernardo

Jose

Anita

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

Basketball

Street hockey

Baseball