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West Side Story 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the leader of the Jets and Tony's best friend?

a)

Bernado

b)

Riff

c)

Doc

d)

Chino

2.

Who is the leader of the Sharks and is Maria's brother?

a)

Riff

b)

Tony

c)

Bernardo

d)

Chino

3.

Who is Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's best friend?

a)

Chino

b)

Doc

c)

Anita

d)

Tony

4.

Where is the setting of this musical?

a)

Chicago, IL

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

New York City

d)

San Antonio, TX

5.

What are the names of the two gangs in this story?

a)

Brass and Strings

b)

Sun and Moon

c)

Jets and Sharks

d)

Bears and Birds

6.

The story is about two rival gangs: White Americans versus immigrants from...

a)

Mexico

b)

Colombia

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Argentina

7.

What famous English playwright inspired the story?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Dr Seuss

c)

Stephanie Meyer

d)

J K Rowling

8.

What is the name of the police officer the Jets make fun of in a song?

a)

Officer Muldoony

b)

Officer Karloff

c)

Officer Jingo

d)

Officer Krupke

9.

How does Maria feel in song she sings in the Department Store?

a)

scared

b)

worried

c)

happy

d)

pretty

10.

What is Riff's cultural heritage?

a)

White

b)

Puerto Rican

11.

Who are the two lovers in West Side Story ?

a)

Maria and Bernardo

b)

Anita and Tony

c)

Anita and Bernardo

d)

Maria and Tony

12.

In the song "America", the girls love their life in America while the boys point out the negatives.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What famous play is West Side Story based on?

a)

King Lear

b)

Hamlet

c)

Macbeth

d)

Romeo and Juliet

14.

This character used to be a member of the Jets and falls in love with Maria

a)

Tony

b)

Riff

c)

Chino

d)

Bernado

e)

Anita

15.

This character is a Shark who is arranged to marry Maria, but things don't go as planned...

a)

Tony

b)

Riff

c)

Chino

d)

Bernado

e)

Anita

16.

Where are the Sharks originally from?

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Costa Rica

17.

What word do the characters use instead of "fight" when planning the face off for the territory?

a)

Scuttle

b)

Rumble

c)

Duel

d)

Tumble

18.

During the Rumble, what substance is the warehouse full of?

a)

Snow

b)

Salt

c)

Narcotics

d)

Asbestos

19.

What does Maria do for work?

a)

She is a cashier at a department store

b)

She cleans a department store after closing time

c)

She is a fashion designer

d)

She is the owner of a seamstress shop

20.

What is Anita's dream for her career?

a)

To own a dress shop of her own where she can afford to hire employees.

b)

She wants to move back to Puerto Rico and have 6 kids.

c)

She wants to continue working out of her apartment.

d)

She wants to become a lawyer.